NFL’s JJ Watt’s Foundation Has Already Raised $28M For Harvey Relief

Houston Texans’s JJ Watt is a Houston legend at this point. The city absolutely loves him, so when Hurricane Harvey hit, the NFL star knew it was his mission to help revive the city he loves most.

“I texted my girlfriend, I texted my mom,” he told Good Morning America. “You feel helpless seeing water rush down streets that I drive down every day. I said, ‘How can I help?’ So, I started to think, I said, ‘I have this incredible platform, all this social media, all these followers. Let’s see if I can raise a little bit of money to help these people out. Try to get some relief efforts going.’ I just looked straight into the cell phone camera, started up a campaign, hoping to raise $200,000. Now we’re over $27 million.”

The relief fund provides food, water, and supplies to victims.

“When million-dollar donations start to become the norm, it gets a little crazy,” he said. “When things look the bleakest, humanity steps up for each other. There’s over 160,000 people that have donated. There’s as big as a $5 million, there’s also as small as a $5 donation. It’s people giving what ever they can.”

Now that’s a hero!

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