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A.J. Brown Fulfills Heartwarming Promise to Young Eagles Fan Injured in Plane Crash

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown. | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

A.J. Brown has followed through on his word.

Ten-year-old Andre "Trey" Howard III was grabbing doughnuts with his dad and two siblings on Jan. 31 when an air ambulance crashed in Northeast Philadelphia. Howard dove to protect his sister and was struck by metal debris in the head, which required emergency brain surgery. When he woke up from that surgery, the first things he asked about were if he saved his sister and if he missed his beloved Eagles play in the Super Bowl.

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