NFL hopeful Teddy Bridgewater surprises his 'survivor' mom with ultimate Mother's Day gift

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NEW YORK - NFL draft hopeful Teddy Bridgewater fulfilled a promise Monday he made to his mom when was only 8 years old.

Rose Murphy raised her son while battling and eventually beating breast cancer in Miami. Bridgewater’s story of rising from a young peewee football player to a potential NFL star, all while caring for his mom, caught filmmaker Spike Lee's attention. Lee produced a short documentary about the family, "A #Promise2Rose, ABC News reported.

“When I make it to the NFL, I’m going to buy you a pink Cadillac Escalade with pink rims,” Bridgewater, now 21, recalled telling his mom when he was in the third grade, ABC News reported.

Because Murphy is a breast cancer survivor, the Cadillac’s pink color has significant meaning to her.

Now, more than a decade later, Bridgewater is set not just to make it to the NFL but to make it big, as a possible No. 1 pick in Thursday’s NFL draft.

The celebrated quarterback made good on his promise after a birthday lunch in New York. When the pair walked out of the restaurant, a shiny Escalade, provided by Cadillac, was parked at the curb. Good Morning America's Robin Roberts was there to capture the surprise.

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