ESPN Cover Story - The Unbreakable Bond

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THE UNBREAKABLE BOND

By Mina Kimes

Every time the Houston Texans play at home, DeAndre Hopkins' mother, Sabrina Greenlee, sits in the same spot in the end zone, close enough to the field to hear the ball smack against the turf. It's Week 2, and Houston is playing the Jacksonville Jaguars; she's flanked by her two daughters, sitting perfectly still as the countdown clock ticks down to zero. When it's time for the home team to run through the gate, a massive flamethrower erupts nearby. Greenlee recoils, and her eyes, which are the same cloudy shade of white as an overcast sky, glisten from the heat. A few minutes later, Hopkins emerges from the tunnel -- he's always the last player on offense to come out, Greenlee explains -- and she smiles.

She can't see her son, but she knows he's there.

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