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NFL, Falcons DT Grady Jarrett sending young fan to Super Bowl following family tragedy

Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and the NFL are rallying to support a young Falcons fan who lost three family members in a house fire last week.

Jarrett surprised 12-year-old Taeden Johnson on a Zoom call with two tickets to Sunday's Super Bowl in Tampa Bay. It will be the first NFL game for Johnson, who also got a pep talk from Jarrett about working hard, getting good grades, and believing in himself to achieve his dream of one day paying in the NFL.

Johnson escaped the fire in his family's mobile home in Athens, Georgia, on Jan.