Before @JJWatt of the @HoustonTexans suits up Sunday, he'll be on the @TODAYshow with a special surprise #jjwatt pic.twitter.com/jAMWXqKMUI
— Janet Shamlian (@JanetShamlian) October 15, 2015
This week, Houston Texans defensive end and probable superhuman J.J. Watt visited Texas Children’s Hospital to delight some kids in a Batman costume.
#TexasChildrens patients' big surprise from @HoustonTexans JJ Watt. We'll be watching @TODAYshow! #SpiritofChildren https://t.co/ODQkwXf9uU
— Texas Children's (@TexasChildrens) October 15, 2015
In a short segment posted to the Houston Texans’ website, Watt can be seen posing for pictures, signing autographs and playing games with some very happy kids (He also displays a pretty passable Christian Bale Batman voice). A full version of the video will reportedly be aired on The Today Show this Sunday.
According to ESPN, Watt regularly makes trips to hospitals when he has a day off.
Watt’s reasoning for doing these sorts of visits is, well, pretty heroic.
“I know what it’s like to be a kid who looks up to football players and I just want to be that guy that parents can point to and say, ‘He does it the right way.'”
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