DeAndre Hopkins, a star wide receiver with the Houston Texans, pledged Thursday to donate his playoff paycheck this week to the family of the late Jazmine Barnes, the 7-year-old who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Texas.
"When I see Jazmine Barnes' face, I see my own daughter," Hopkins said in a tweet. He added he would pledge his game check to help the family with funeral costs. Hopkins prefers the value of his donation remain private, a Texans spokeswoman said.
Hopkins also said he supports social activist Shaun King, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in bringing the shooter to justice.