Former Clemson star receiver catches his breath at home
CLEMSON – DeAndre Hopkins returned home on Friday for a long weekend among family and friends.
And trees.
“I miss the trees, man,” the former Clemson wide receiver said. “You can breathe better in South Carolina.”
Hopkins, who soon will enter his fifth season with the NFL’s Houston Texans, breathed deeply of the Upstate air on Friday while helping conduct a youth football camp for kids at this alma mater – Daniel High School near Central – then caught his breath enough on a scorching Saturday afternoon to help his mother, Sabrina Greenlee, continue her mission against domestic violence.
Greenlee, once a victim of domestic violence herself, founded SMOOOTH (Speaking Mentally, Outwardly Opening Opportunities Toward Healing) along with DeAndre several years ago. The group is dedicated to ending domestic violence by education and empowering women and children through mentoring, counseling, lectures and outreach activities.
Saturday was the latest installment, with the morning-to-night agenda including games, food and fun as well as the group’s fourth annual Back to School Book Bag Giveaway for kids from kindergarten through 12th grade.
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