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J.J. Watt is just awesome all the time

The vicious Texans defender has a kind heart. Check out how he made a six-year-old girl’s day.

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Bill Hanstock
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Dave Heller of the Journal Sentinel brings us a great story about the general awesomeness of Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt.

It began with a video of a six-year-old girl crying because she couldn’t marry Watt. I think we’ve all been there.

So what did Watt do? Well, he got down on one knee and asked her to be his fake wife for the day. And of course, he shared pictures of the meeting on his Twitter account.

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(via @JJWatt and Journal Sentinel)

You’re pretty cool, J.J. Watt.

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