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A mother’s Super Bowl wish
Tobago woman praying for son in American football showpiece

LEESA JAMES is praying and expecting a win for her son’s San Francisco 49ers team today, when they tackle the defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs at the 58th edition of American football’s Super Bowl at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from 7.30 p.m. tonight (T&T time).The 49ers defensive tackle, 26-year-old Javon Kinlaw does have Trinbagonian roots through his mom, but he is American by birth.James revealed that her son had overcome serious injuries and surgeries in earlier seasons. “A little bit of a hiccup “ was how she described a situation in which the six-foot-five inch, 319 lb NFL footballer experienced some very difficult physical and mental challenges in trying to get back into shape.

Tonight, Javon, who had a chain made with a Trinidad and Tobago pendant, will test his mettle against the game’s best in Nevada. Then sometime in the future he will connect with his roots on his mother’s side of the family.By the time of that meeting, Javon may have fulfilled in the Super Bowl, the promise he has shown in his professional career and matched, even surpassed the achievements of his earlier years.

At least that would be his mon’s deepest wish.