NFL rookie-to-be J.T. Thomas did something that made even the most cynical fans stand up and cheer. He took 14-year old Joslyn Levell, who was born with spina bifida, to her middle school prom in Morgantown, WV.

Thomas, who is waiting along with other NFL draft picks for the lockout to end, met Levell while taking his autistic younger brother to school. Read more about this inspirational story here.

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