Watch Commanders rookie Phidarian Mathis surprise his mom with new house

The Washington Commanders need second-round pick Phidarian Mathis to contribute heavily as a rookie. While draft analysts believed the team reached on Mathis at pick No. 47 overall, can you really fault the team for selecting a player whom they believe will help them win games right away?

What you can blame the Commanders for, however, is their questionable management of the defensive line, as they kind of backed themselves into drafting Mathis after not retaining Matt Ioannidis or Tim Settle.

Additionally, they entered the offseason wanting to extend Daron Payne only to reverse course right before the draft. Now, it’s widely expected Payne will leave as a free agent next offseason while Mathis will spend his rookie year being groomed behind Payne and Jonathan Allen before becoming a starter in 2023.

It hasn’t taken long for Commanders fans to wrap their arms around Mathis. His personality is infectious and he’s a great follow on Twitter.

Fans haven’t seen much of Mathis on the gridiron yet, but his work ethic is unmatched and it speaks volumes to his leadership that he was named a team captain for Alabama prior to the 2021 campaign.

While all great qualities, nothing tops Mathis surprising his mom with a new house this week. It doesn’t get much better than this.

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Commanders second-round pick Phidarian Mathis surprised his mom with a new home.

This is what it’s all about!

Mathis broke the news on Saturday through his Instagram account. The post included photos of the new house and a video that showed the Alabama product escorting his teary-eyed mom through the front door.

“Momma, you ain’t gotta stress about rent anymore,” Mathis wrote for his caption. “It’s yours! I love you.”

Mathis signed a four-year, $7.056 million contract with Washington in June. The deal included a $2.639 million signing bonus and $3.796 million in guaranteed money. The fact the 24-year-old’s first order of business after signing his rookie contract was buying his mom a new home just speaks to the kind of person he is.

We haven’t the first clue of Mathis’ living situation growing up, but his caption suggests his mother struggled making ends meet while she raised him. Regardless, this was an incredibly selfless gesture from Mathis, who wanted to give back to his mother after she helped him realize his lifelong dream.

What a day for the Mathis family. He obviously isn’t the first professional athlete to put his newfound wealth to good use, but these philanthropic acts never get old. What a player and man the Commanders have on their hands.