Aidan Hutchinson’s mother, Melissa, and star sisters in the 2022 NFL Draft
Aidan Hutchinson’s family is thrilled he is staying in Detroit.
When Hutchinson was selected second overall by the Lions in the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, the Michigan rusher was adopted by loved ones, including mom Melissa and sisters Mia and Aria.
In videos on social media, the united family – whom NFL fans have already fallen in love with – surrounded Hutchinson as he took a phone call from the Lions.
Hutchinson’s father Chris, who also played on the defensive line at Michigan, can be seen wiping his eyes with a tissue as he watches his son’s NFL dream come true.
When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Hutchinson’s name, cameras captured the former Wolverine in the middle of a group hug with his family, with proud mom Melissa shedding tears.
Hutchinson’s sister Aria, who studies neuroscience at the University of Michigan, reposted a clip of the family originally shared by the school football team.
“The pre-cry before the sob,” she wrote on the video.
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The Hutchinson family quickly rose to fame at the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas. They documented their surreal experience leading up to the draft, including a family dinner Wednesday night at STK Steakhouse inside The Cosmopolitan.
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