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'Anything else you need, I'm here' - Football star makes incredible gesture to victims

Hurricane Harvey left it's mark on Texas when it destroyed thousands of homes, leaving families vulnerable.

Rebuilding your life after such a tragedy is a slow and arduous task but it is also a time where heroes shine through. 

Three ladies who were the victims of the disaster have been working in the Houston Texans cafeteria for a number of years, serving football players each day.

However, they found a hero following a recent football game, and their faces say it all. 

Deshaun Watson, a former Clemson University quarterback, is the newest member of the Texans team, but at 22-years-old, his story is one of giving and achieving. 

Deshaun was on the receiving end of help when he was a young man, as their family home was built by Habitat for Humanity and furnished by a former NFL player's charity. 

The 22-year-old is no stranger to knowing how the smallest of gesture's have the biggest impact, and seeing first hand the tragic circumstances the hurricane left these ladies in, Deshaun decided it was time to give back. 

Given his first game for the Texans, the quarterback donated his first paycheck to the ladies in the cafeteria, which can only be described as an emotional turn of events. 

In a video uploaded to the team's Twitter account, the three women are reduced to tears, not knowing what words to use, all giving Watson a big hug. 

When presenting the staff with their gift, Deshaun shares: "I really appreciate what y'all do for us everyday, so I wanted to give my first game cheque to y'all, to help you out in some sort of way."

"Hopefully this will help you get back on your feet, and anything else y'all need, I'm always here to help."

The three women are naturally reduced to tears in the emotional piece, and they're not the only ones, what a wonderful guy he is. 

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