GALVESTON -- Texans veteran middle linebacker Brian Cushing couldn't help having a little fun gloating Sunday afternoon after he edged out Pro Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins during a water slide race aboard a cruise ship.
The victory aboard the Carnival Breeze cruise ship at the Port of Galveston during a 'Moms Dash to the Splash' event by Cushing and a team of local mothers earned him a $10,000 donation to his charitable foundation to benefit military families. Hopkins and his team netted a $5,000 donation to the Houston Food Bank during the Mother's Day event.
"Expected, I kind of told him at the beginning, I appreciate him coming out," Cushing said with a smile.