{"id":7607,"date":"2024-11-08T09:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=7607"},"modified":"2024-11-08T09:28:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:28:04","slug":"chiefs-star-deandre-hopkins-speaks-out-on-touchdown-celebration-that-sent-taylor-swift-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=7607","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs star DeAndre Hopkins speaks out on touchdown celebration that sent Taylor Swift wild!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DeAndre Hopkins cleared the air on his viral celebration that left\u00a0<strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong>\u00a0and Chiefs fans buzzing during an overtime win over the Buccaneers at home.<\/p>\n<p>The 14-time\u00a0<strong>Grammy<\/strong>\u00a0winner was seen jumping for joy in the VIP suite at Arrowhead when Hopkins scored a touchdown with 4:05 left in the first half on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>After reaching the end zone, the wide receiver celebrated with the &#8216;Remember the Titans&#8217; dance along with\u00a0<strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong>\u00a0and other teammates.<\/p>\n<p>While many took the celebration as a jab to his former team in\u00a0<strong>Tennessee<\/strong>\u00a0after trading him to\u00a0<strong>Kansas<\/strong> City, Hopkins confirmed that it was an ode to his old club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a shout to Tennessee, if u know me u know it\u2019s nothing but love for Nashville,&#8217; Hopkins wrote on X. &#8216;Ran and his crew are like family. Without them, I wouldn\u2019t be here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcImg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/05\/16\/91701131-14044203-image-a-267_1730824795130.jpg\" alt=\"DeAndre Hopkins broke his silence on his 'Remember the Titans' celebration on Monday\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb2\"><\/div>\n<p>Hopkins made an impressive 35-yard catch on a pass from Patrick Mahomes in the red zone and caught a short pass for the touchdown before referencing the 2000 Disney film in his celebration.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans traded Hopkins to the Chiefs late in October for a 2025 conditional fifth-rounder. The pick could be upgraded to a fourth-rounder while Tennessee pays for roughly half of Hopkins&#8217; remaining salary.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins debuted for the defending Super Bowl champions in a win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Oct. 27.<\/p>\n<p>However, he made his presence felt on Monday night with a two-touchdown performance in one of Kansas City&#8217;s most challenging wins so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Clemson product caught eight of nine targets for 86 yards to contribute to the victory.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video ql-align-center\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1853809897462190197&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fnfl%2Farticle-14044203%2Fchiefs-star-celebration-taylor-swift-deandre-hopkins.html&amp;sessionId=cf156845df25ca72bfb37161cb076cbe0434c8ef&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hopkins was drafted by the Texans with the 27th overall pick in 2013 and stayed with Houston through 2019. 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