Philadelphia Eagles Star wide recipient AJ Brown did not wait for Friday’s parade to celebrate the super bowl with fans.
Brown visited the children’s hospital of Philadelphia on Wednesday with the Lombardi trophy in hand to visit the 10-year-old Andre Howard III, who protected his sister heroic against debris after a medical transport aircraft crashed in Philadelphia at the end of last month.
Andre Howard III, a fan of Vroom Eagles, protected his sister heroic against rubble after a medical transport aircraft crashed in Philadelphia at the end of last month. (Andre Howard Jr./lashawn Hamiel)
In an open letter to Brown shared on Facebook, Andre’s mother thanked The NFL star He showed her son for “love and support”.
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“Thank you for being a man of your word. With great surprise on this day, my son was more than grateful to meet you,” he reads. “Dress all surprised us. For someone ‘(Andre)’ my son who usually talks so much, let him smile from ear to ear and stupid.
“I felt his heart pounding through his chest. The amount of love and support you gave so patiently and the calling of Saquon Barkley was more than appreciated for him. Thanks for everything and that victory to bring home for ‘Tre’ ” ‘ s world’s biggest superhero. “
Andre Howard III underwent a surgery of the brain and one of the first questions he asked his father when he woke up was whether he had missed the Super Bowl. (Andre Howard Jr./lashawn Hamiel)
Andre and his family had gone for Donuts De Nacht A Medical Transport Jet crashed In a neighborhood in Philadelphia, where all six people are killed on board. His father, Andre Howard Jr., said they were in the car when debris started to hit the vehicle.
Howard saw his son cover his sister in the back seat.
“I turn around – a piece of metal sticks out of my son’s head out of the plane,” said Howard.
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Andre, a fan of Vreup Eagles, underwent a brain surgery for emergency situations and one of the first questions he asked his father when he woke up, was whether he was the Super bowl. He didn’t have it.
AJ Brown called Andre Howard III his “hero” in a message on social media. (Andre Howard Jr./lashawn Hamiel)
Brown responded to photos of the NFL visit and called Andre “My Hero”. He said before the big game that he would “play” for Andre on Sunday, with the hope to visit him soon “with some hardware.”
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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