Take a close look at Skylar Thompson after his next touchdown pass. You will see him tilt back his head, raise his arms to the sky and point to the heavens as if he just completed a game-winning pass.
This is his go-to celebration, like Aaron Rodgers wrapping an imaginary title belt around his midsection. But it’s not really a celebration at all. When Thompson does this, he is honoring the memory of his mother and grandfather, two beloved family members who never got the chance to watch him play football.
Both died of cancer when he was five years old, leaving him and his father alone in an empty house to grieve.