For most people, the birth of a child is enough activity for one day.
Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton did a bit more than just support his wife during the birth of their daughter, however. He was roused from sleep at 5 a.m. by a team manager at the team’s hotel and found out his little girl was on the way, went to the hospital for the birth and then returned to Lucas Oil Stadium in time for the game. He had four catches for 122 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown that he celebrated by cradling the ball like it was his second newborn of the day.
“Before I left the hospital, I told her, ‘You want a touchdown ball, or do you want the game ball?’ I wanted to just go out there and play for her and give her my all,” Hilton said, via the team’s website. “I’m tired. I didn’t have no problems with my body while I was playing. So when I got in the endzone, I just rocked the baby to sleep.”
Hilton’s emotions bubbled over during a postgame interview that reflects just how hard it is to put a day like that into words other than to say it was a very good one that Hilton and his family won’t ever forget.
