2. He comes from a family of athletes
When your entire family plays sports, it’d be pretty impossible not to follow in their footsteps. That was the case for Gipson, who hails from a family that has played a variety sports. Some that have even played at a professional level.
Trevis’ brother plays professional basketball overseas in Finland, his father played collegiate basketball for Texas and his mom played soccer and ran track at North Texas. Trevis, however, isn’t the first member of his family to be drafted by an NFL franchise.
His grandfather, Tom, was drafted in the 14th round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the now-Las Vegas Raiders. He played four games as a defensive tackle for the Raiders.
Dad: 🏀
Mom: ⚽️
Brother: 🏀@trevisgipson: 🏈@lscreeden gets to know our new OLB.@MotorolaUS | #BearsDraft pic.twitter.com/sicad9sZDl— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) April 26, 2020
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