Die-hard Giants fan sobs after mom surprises him with tickets to his 1st game for Christmas

“I had no idea he was going to react like that, so it was really special."

ByABC News
November 22, 2017, 2:32 PM

— -- Jaidyn Covington, 10, is a die-hard Giants fan, but he lives in Concord, North Carolina, and has never been to a game.

As an early Christmas present, his mom, Emily Covington, surprised him with tickets to see them play at MetLife Stadium — in person. Jaidyn, who absolutely adores Odell Beckham Jr., couldn’t believe his eyes.

PHOTO: "I was so surprised," Jaidyn Covington said of opening the tickets.
"I was so surprised," Jaidyn Covington said of opening the tickets.

After following a trail of clues all day that finally led him to a giant box, he discovered balloons inside that were attached to the tickets. Once he realized what was happening, he began sobbing tears of joy.

PHOTO: Jaidyn Covington breaks down in tears of joy at his overwhelming surprise.
Jaidyn Covington breaks down in tears of joy at his overwhelming surprise.

“I had no idea he was going to react like that, so it was really special,” Emily Covington, 32, told ABC News. “We knew he’d be excited, but the tears and stuff were pretty surprising. We were taken aback because he normally tries to act like such a macho man.”

The hints leading up to the big surprise started in the morning with a handwritten poem teasing the big reveal.

PHOTO: Emily Covington left clues for her son, Jaidyn, all day leading up to the big Giants tickets surprise.
Emily Covington left clues for her son, Jaidyn, all day leading up to the big Giants tickets surprise.

Then an unsuspecting Jaidyn received pieces to an airplane puzzle all day – some in his lunch box, some after school – before completing the puzzle with his grandmother. But still, he was confused.

“I was kind of confused about the airplane, but when I opened the box I saw the balloons and the little baggy, so I opened it up and the tickets were there,” Jaidyn said. “First of all, I just saw some players. I thought we were just going to a Panthers game or something. But then I read them and it said the New York Giants versus the Chiefs. That’s when I figured out I was going to New York.”

PHOTO: :Emily Covington gave her son pieces to an airport puzzle to complete as a fun hint for their trip to New York.
Emily Covington gave her son pieces to an airport puzzle to complete as a fun hint for their trip to New York.

The excited mother and son flew to New York the next morning and apparently Jaidyn couldn’t stop crying the whole wait to the airport.

PHOTO: "The next morning on the way to the airport he was still crying," Emily Covington said of her son.
"The next morning on the way to the airport he was still crying," Emily Covington said of her son.

“It was really sweet. I’ve never seen him react to something like that,” his mom said. “He’s not a big crier or a super emotional kid.”

PHOTO: Jaidyn Covington, 10, of Concord, North Carolina, is a die-hard Giants fan.
Jaidyn Covington, 10, of Concord, North Carolina, is a die-hard Giants fan.

The two of them had the time of their lives watching the Giants beat the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime.

PHOTO: Emily and Jaidyn Covington had the time of their lives watching the Giants beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 19.
Emily and Jaidyn Covington had the time of their lives watching the Giants beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 19.

“I’ll never forget this,” said Jaidyn.

PHOTO: Jaidyn Covington gives a thumbs up from the Giants game on Nov. 19.
Jaidyn Covington gives a thumbs up from the Giants game on Nov. 19.