Detroit Lions budding star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson made the day of a young boy who was wearing his jersey.
Hutchinson was walking through the airport when he spotted the boy with his No. 97 jersey on. He then snuck up behind the child, who eventually noticed the massive human being hovering over him.
As you’d expect, the boy and his family were shocked to say the least and his reaction was nothing short of priceless. I mean, what are the chances that Hutchinson was walking through the airport at that exact moment?
“You’re my favorite player,” the boy said, before getting a picture with Hutchinson, and then a fist bump.
Check out the awesome video of Hutchinson meeting the boy and his family below.
When Aidan Hutchinson surprised a little boy who was wearing his jersey at the airport 🥹#OnePride pic.twitter.com/1iPuASpDZm
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A former first-round pick (No. 2 overall) of the Lions in 2022, Hutchinson has been everything the Lions could’ve hoped for, and then some.
After tallying 9.5 sacks and finishing as the runner-up for the Defensive Rookie of the Year award in 2022, Hutchinson followed that up with an 11.5-sack campaign, which earned him Pro Bowl honors.
The Michigan product was recently shown plenty of love in ESPN’s edge rusher rankings based on the opinions of NFL executives, scouts and coaches, where he landed at No. 6 on the list.
If he continues going on his current trajectory, Hutchinson could earn an even better spot in 2025.
