Mecole Hardman Jr. and Chariah Gordon.Photo:Chariah Gordon Instagram
Chariah Gordon Instagram
Mecole Hardman Jr.got to enjoy a very special Monday with his family.
The Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, 25, woke up a Super Bowl champion once again, havingcaught the game-winning catch. While his team may have won last year, Hardman was a little too busy with the birth of his son to fully immerse himself in celebrations.
Hardman and pregnant girlfriendChariah Gordonalso celebrated their son, Three, who wasborn the day of last year’sSuper Bowl, as he turned 1. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the proud dad paid tribute to his little boy.
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“I get to enjoy the game and check in on my son 3,” she captioned the shot.
In another photo, she posed with Hardman, captioning the shot, “Mom and Dad❤️.”
Hardman admitted to reporters on Sunday that he was too stunned to realize what he and his teammates had just done in the moment he caught the game-winning pass in overtime.
“I blacked out man,” Hardman said afterthe Chiefs’ 25-22 championship win, according toThe Associated Press. “I forgot we actually won the game.”
Hardman, the Chiefs’ unlikely hero, didn’t appear to celebrate the catch at first. He caught the three-yard touchdown pass from quarterbackPatrick Mahomes, who then broke the news to Hardman when he ran over to celebrate.
“I threw a touchdown to this dude to end the game, and he looked at me,” Mahomes, 28, said. “He had no idea. I said, ‘Dude, we just won the Super Bowl.’ He had no idea. He didn’t even celebrate at the beginning.”
source: people.com
