During his Friday introductory press conference, new Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree was asked how he came about getting the nickname, “Bud.” Dupree, whose birth name is, Alvin, proceeded to tell the story.
“Well, my God mom gave me the nickname Bud,” said Dupree. “One day she said she had a dream while my mom was pregnant before I was born and people were calling me Bud and I was playing football. And so they just really stuck with it and then the dream really came true.
That dream was really significant to Dupree this week and he said he brought his God mom with him to Chicago for the 2015 NFL Draft.