Watt spots fake 'J.J. Watts' autograph on charity-bound football
If you're going to fake an autograph, at least get the person's name right.
Twitter user Shane Allbright shared a photo Thursday of a football supposedly signed by Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, which was being raffled off for charity.
One time for @JJWatt .. Heroes for Children Top Golf Charity pic.twitter.com/6Muv7EzT6X
- Shane Allbright (@Shane_Allbright) March 1, 2018
It didn't take long for Watt to spot the fake "J.J. Watts" signature.
Man, whoever faked my signature on that ball didn't even know how to spell my name!
- JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 1, 2018
DM me an address and I'll send you a proper signed ball to auction off. We can't have people doing charity like that. https://t.co/Rcv7RfS8je
Allbright told Jessica Willey of ABC13 that Watt sent him a direct message afterward and promised to send him a new football.
"J.J. Watt took a negative moment and turned it into a positive moment. He's a real stand-up dude to reach out to me and I respect him for that," Allbright said. "J.J. Watt is super nice and it's just a crazy moment."
Heroes for Children also released a statement saying it was "beyond embarrassed" by the mishap.
It is Heroes for Children's mission to help families who have a child battling cancer in the state of Texas, and we would never want to do anything to compromise that. Today we hosted our annual golf tournament in Houston. A donor of Heroes for Children donated 2 footballs and a baseball to be used as a raffle to benefit our organization at the event. It has been brought to our attention that these were not authentic items, and we are beyond embarrassed and disappointed to have misrepresented their authenticity. We are refunding the donation and will return the items appropriately. In the future, we will go through the proper steps to ensure authenticity.
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