Tyrann Mathieu remembers late grandmother: 'She always told me the truth'
Tyrann Mathieu paid tribute to his late grandmother on Tuesday through a series of heartwarming tweets, sharing some of his fondest memories of the woman who raised him until he was 5 years old.
The Arizona Cardinals defensive back told ESPN's Josh Weifuss recently that his grandmother, Marie Spellman Mathieu, was in critical condition in New Orleans and that he was preparing to say goodbye.
"In essence she is my mother," Mathieu said. "She always kept me strong. She was always that ear I needed. When everybody else didn’t really understand me, she always did. I guess all grandmothers are like that, but to me she was more like a mother because she fed me bottles, when I cried she rocked me to sleep."
I ran away often as a kid and not knowing who to run to I always found myself knocking on my granny door & she always opened it..
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) March 22, 2016
She use to give me and my 5-10 cousins 5 $ to go across the street to get her some luncheon meat and government cheese. She fed all us,W 5$
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) March 22, 2016
Grams cussed out every girl, I ever brought around her, guess she knew that they would not love me how she did and that was the standards
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) March 22, 2016
Granny always listened me, never judged me. She always told me the truth.
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) March 22, 2016
That #32 I wear is for her... 2930 orleans ave. 5 th ward New Orleans
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) March 22, 2016
3+2=5
She never had a job, drivers license or anything material..All she had was love in heart.. She raised all us, even my homies from the block
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) March 22, 2016
I got kicked out school & arrested, granny was smiling, I'm like wtf, she said boy "you taking your blessing for granted" she left it there
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) March 22, 2016