From Louisiana to the NFL, DeVonta Smith's mother beaming with pride

to see him get to this level it it's amazing no one is more proud of Devonte Smith than his mother Christina she says it was around the e8th grade when he started taking Sports seriously and he never let his size hold him back growing up at the park and getting pushed down shoved down he always got up and started going this is where Devonte grew up in tangap Pao of Harish Louisiana it's a long way from South Philadelphia and it's very different here country um Philadelphia more U bigger city but Devonte loves it there and the family would love it if he became a super bow champion at the super doome about 60 miles from where he grew up it's going to be crazy it it it's going to be crazy I mean the hometown is behind him you know um just for him and the the Eagles in general it's it's going to be amazing and to beat the Chiefs who we faced once before in in Lost this it would be incredible it means a lot not just cuz it's back at home but you know just you know this this was the the end goal to get to the Super Bowl but playing at home has other benefits economic benefits I don't have to pay for flights don't have to pay for rooms going all the way from a meat High School to the NFL was always a dream but getting an education was important to the family so it was important for Devonte too if the teacher had to call me or if he got sent to the office or whatever he knew please don't call my mom please don't call my mom because he knew if I get the call and I have to go out to the school then he was not playing in that game as pleased as mom is of his many accomplishments on the field she's more proud of Devonte as a person just the man that he is today you know um his accomplishments he's humble