With Barack Obama's presidency now over, Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews honored him and first lady Michelle Obama with a portrait tattoo of the couple on his right leg.
"The first president I voted for, first black president, first black first lady," he told Logan Murdock of the Tennessean. "Myself being African-American, they're obviously great role models and they let the black community and minorities, in general, know that the sky is the limit if you put your mind to it."
Titans WR Rishard Matthews has tattoed Barack & Michelle Obama on his leg (via @loganmmurdock) pic.twitter.com/dm7eHrgF3G
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The tattoo, which Matthews got about a month before training camp opened in July, connects to another piece depicting two Greek gods with the words "The World is Yours" atop their heads. The gods represent his children, Zayden and Penelope.
Asked about the meaning of his latest tattoo, Matthews said, "Something that symbolizes that the world is theirs. You can do anything you put your mind to.
"My kids are minorities and we need more minority role models in the upper areas in this nation and world in general, and what greater role models than the Obamas?"
