Football player thanks mom for overcoming adversities and helping him find success

It's crucial to never forget the journey that has helped us reach where we are today and to express gratitude to those who have supported us. Our mothers often play a vital role in all our achievements throughout our lives and deserve to be recognized for their efforts. Football star Terrian Arnold melted hearts on TV by dedicating his success to his mom's endless support and love. The wholesome video, which has been shared on X by @NFL, has got 433.4K views and 2.7K likes.

Arnold presently plays with the Alabama Crimson Tide as a cornerback and has been performing quite well. The young star took his interview as an opportunity to thank his mother for helping him achieve such success in football. He starts by saying, "Mom, if you're watching this right now, your son just wants to say how proud he is of you." Arnold shared his mom’s journey of young motherhood and her brave fight against life's challenges to raise him.

"People were doubting you; people were counting you out," he says. Arnold states that he often tells her that she "raised a star." He asks the camera to zoom into his face because he wants to express more words of gratitude. Arnold passionately declared, "I just want to say: Tamela Arnold, I love you. I mean, I'm right here; the whole world is watching. And I'm blessed to have you as a mom."

He reiterates how she had to overcome quite a bit of adversity while raising him and then said, "I'm going to continue to keep shining, just how you raised me to be." Arnold openly affirms that he will never forget where he came from. The football player went on to thank all of his fans back home and hoped that they were proud of him because he was doing the best he could. He concludes by saying how they should definitely tune in to watch the Pro Day program because it was going to be entertaining and that the NFL Combine was just a warmup for him.

People loved Arnold's message to his mother and expressed their thoughts about it in the comments section. @TheStarWeAre said, "This is how you make your mama proud. What a heck of a young man to take that time to showcase his mother instead of himself!" @DuggarDefender pointed out, "This dude had all the opportunity to make it about himself and he still gave all the credit to his mom. Nothing but respect."

@AttorneyCrump made a post on X commending Arnold for the heartfelt message to his mother. The post reads, "A heartwarming moment of acknowledgment! Alabama DB Terrion Arnold took a moment following his NFL Combine performance to give credit to his mother for raising him. This is nothing but pure love—good job Mom for bringing up this young King the right way! Keep shining."