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TWEET: JJ Watt gets our nod for loveliest fella of the week after penning this “get out of work” note for a fan

Published 16:59 28 Apr 2015 BST

Updated 17:02 28 Apr 2015 BST

Darragh Murphy
TWEET: JJ Watt gets our nod for loveliest fella of the week after penning this “get out of work” note for a fan

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As far as "get out of work" notes go, this is pretty darn close to perfection.

When we were younger gentlemen, we had to rely on our friends' shoddy signature-copying by way of excuse for going on the hop. But J.J. Watt changed the game when he responded to this request from a fan with no options. Watt came right back with this humdinger of a handwritten note to the boss in the hope that poor Ashlee could attend a charity softball game organised by the Houston Texans defensive end. What an absolute legend with surprisingly nice handwriting.

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