Dwyane Wade‘s wife Gabrielle Union is excited for her nephew. After a successful run in the D1 Football with New Mexico, cornerback Torren Union is all to take the next step in his career as he entered the transfer portal. He has previously played for South Dakota where he was a backup and special teams player. It was there in New Mexico, that he was given a chance as a starter to show his talent and flourish. After spending three years with the team, he is looking for a place with better opportunities. He announced the news on his X handle. Excited by the prospect, Union quickly reshared the X post and wrote, “Hmmmm where shall young nephew land?? Let’s goooooooooo!! He stays ready.”

Speaking of his experience with New Mexico, the redshirt cornerback wrote, “I’ll be entering the transfers portal as a Grad transfer in my last year to try and improve my chances of completing the goal I set out for as a kid. Thank you to everyone.”

This is the second college football transfer portal that is available for the players. It will be extended from April 16-30 in the spring. The last was in January. Union is just another football player from his family full of athletes. Torren’s grandfather JD Hill played seven seasons in the NFL as a receiver for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. He decided to follow in the footsteps of his father Jaimel Hill and his grandfather and chose football as his career. But how are Torren and Gabrielle related?

Torren Union’s relationship with Gabrielle Union and the Wade family

Torren is the son of Kelly Union, the older sister of Gabrielle Union. While Wade’s wife is the second child, their youngest sister Tracy is 42 years old. Both Kelly and Gabrielle attended college in Southern California. While this is how Union is related to his famous aunt Gabrielle Union, he also shared a great relationship with Wade’s eldest son Zaire Wade even before his aunt entered the Miami Heat legend’s family.

Both the players used to play basketball and football. Union played club basketball with Wade Elite and that’s how the two met. “He (Wade) has been a part of my family since probably around the third or fourth grade. Ever since I can remember, he has been there for me and has always been there for support. I played on his club team when I was in high school. He’s just always been a big role model for me,” Torren said about Zaire in his interview with Las Cruces Sun News. 

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About his famous aunt, Torren said, “My aunt (Gabrielle Union)is her own person and she has her own goals. Me and her always talk and I tell her that I’m going to be better. But that’s how we are. She wants me to keep pushing.”  

For his new journey, the footballer has already got his aunt’s support. Where do you think is the next stop for Union? Did you know about the Bring It On actress’ nephew? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.