As The Chiefs Chase A 3-peat, Deandre Hopkins And Other Vets Finally Get Their Super Bowl Chance
DeAndre Hopkins was stuck on a downtrodden team in Tennessee headed for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.
Kareem Hunt was stuck without a job at all.
Yet the veteran wide receiver and running back, along with Marquise Brown, D.J. Humphries and others, managed to strike gold - as in, gold and diamond-encrusted AFC championship rings - when circumstances brought them to Kansas City.
Now, that collection of players will try for even more riches when they face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl in a little more than a week, a remarkable twist for NFL careers that had been long on personal success but short on team results.
"Words can't really describe it," admitted Hopkins, a three-time All-Pro, who had done just about everything in his career but play for a true championship contender. "A dream come true. I've been in the league 12 years and I haven't gotten this far."