Sad Details About Tee Higgins' Childhood

In an emotional article Tee Higgins wrote in The Players' Tribune, the receiver revealed that his mother was shot by her drug dealer. He was only 6 years old. He also recalled how he would sometimes be unable to find his mom and wake up to see a "friend" of his mother's in the house. "When I'd wake up in the night there'd be one of her friends there, just sitting on the couch," he wrote. "I'd burst out crying immediately. Then I'd take off running for Grandma's."

Higgins' mother recalled the moment when she sobered up for her children's sake. "I went to jail and made up my mind that day," she said on Bengals.com. "I was done. My kids deserved so much more. They didn't ask to be brought into the world of what I was doing." She also mentioned how grateful she was that her children never left her side.

Today, Higgins' mom has been sober for more than a decade. She was able to witness her son play in the Super Bowl with the Bengals in 2022. "I'm so excited to go see him play," she told the New York Post. "I've always watched it growing up, wishing that I could go to one of those games, and to know that my son is playing in a game like this? It's surreal."

If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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