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'I'm going to Vegas!': NFL player surprises 10-year-old with Super Bowl tickets

'I'm going to Vegas!': NFL player surprises 10-year-old with Super Bowl tickets
AND UPPER 20S. BACK TO YOU. THANKS, BILL. WELL, NEW TONIGHT A SUPER SURPRISE FOR A YOUNG VIKINGS FAN. HE’LL BE TAKING AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP IN FEBRUARY, AND IT’S ALL THANKS TO ONE OMAHA NATIVE GIVING BACK. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ABBIE PETERSEN WAS THERE TO WITNESS THE EXCITEMENT. INSIDE THE PHILLIPS HOUSEHOLD, THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS SPIRIT IS EVERYWHERE. SKULL AND CHRISTMAS WISHES ARE COMING TRUE. OH HECK YEAH, BUT THIS SAINT NICK IS NOT DONNING RED AND WHITE. NO, IN RED, PURPLE AND GOLD. AND HE’S VIKINGS PLAYER AND MILLARD WEST GRAD HARRISON PHILLIPS. I WANT TO SEE YOU BEFORE THE MEN AND THE ONE GETTING THE ULTIMATE GIFT IS BENTLEY ROE. HE HAS AUTISM AND IS ONE OF HARRISON’S PLAYMAKERS. IT’S A NONPROFIT EMPOWERING KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES. YOUR MOM AND YOU WOULD LOVE TO COME TO THE 2024 SUPER BOWL. OH, PHILLIPS FATHER BRINGS OUT A CHECK FOR $5,000 AND TWO TICKETS TO THE 2024 SUPER BOWL FOR COMES SHOCK. OH MY GOD, I’M GOING TO A SUPER BOWL! THIS IS MY FIRST SUPER BOWL. AND THEN THE EXCITEMENT, RIGHT? YES, YES, I’M GOING TO VEGAS. THE TEN YEAR OLD’S MOM SAYS THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME PHILLIPS AND HIS PARENTS HAVE CHANGED THEIR LIVES. HE, LIKE, LEARNED MORE SOCIAL SKILLS AND HOW TO BE HIMSELF IN PUBLIC BECAUSE HE SEES EVERYBODY ELSE AROUND HIM AND HE IS DOING REALLY GOOD WITH IT. HE LOVES ALL THE EVENTS. LINDSAY RICHARDSON SAYS THEY’VE BEEN WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS VERY BLESSED AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR HARRISON. PAUL AND TAMMY BECAUSE IF IT WASN’T FOR THEM, WE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. GO FOR IT. BUT IT’S NOT ONLY THE EXPERIENCES, IT’S THE BONDS CREATED THAT MAKES THIS SURPRISE EVEN MORE SWEET FOR EVERYONE. GET OVER HERE. YOU’RE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL, MAN. GONE. IT’S AMAZING. IT’S IT’S AMAZING. IN OMAHA ABBIE PETERSE
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'I'm going to Vegas!': NFL player surprises 10-year-old with Super Bowl tickets
A young Minnesota Vikings fan received a "super" surprise from Vikings defensive lineman Harrison Phillips — tickets to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.On Wednesday night, Phillips asked 10-year-old Bentley Rowe if he wanted to go to the 2024 Super Bowl. The family received a check for $5,000 and two tickets to the big game."I'm going to the Super Bowl. Oh, this is my first Super Bowl," Rowe said. "Yes, yes! I'm going to Vegas!"Rowe has autism and is one of Harrison's Playmakers, a nonprofit organization empowering kids with developmental differences. Rowe's mom said this isn't the first time Phillips and his parents have changed their lives."He, like, learned more social skills and how to be himself in public because he sees everybody else around him. And he is doing really good with it. He loves all the events," said Linsay Richardson. Richardson said they've been with the organization for the past four years."Very blessed and very grateful for Harrison, Paul and Tammi. Because if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be able to experience once in a lifetime opportunity," Richardson said.

A young Minnesota Vikings fan received a "super" surprise from Vikings defensive lineman Harrison Phillips — tickets to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.

On Wednesday night, Phillips asked 10-year-old Bentley Rowe if he wanted to go to the 2024 Super Bowl. The family received a check for $5,000 and two tickets to the big game.

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"I'm going to the Super Bowl. Oh, this is my first Super Bowl," Rowe said. "Yes, yes! I'm going to Vegas!"

Rowe has autism and is one of Harrison's Playmakers, a nonprofit organization empowering kids with developmental differences.

Rowe's mom said this isn't the first time Phillips and his parents have changed their lives.

"He, like, learned more social skills and how to be himself in public because he sees everybody else around him. And he is doing really good with it. He loves all the events," said Linsay Richardson.

Richardson said they've been with the organization for the past four years.

"Very blessed and very grateful for Harrison, Paul and Tammi. Because if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be able to experience once in a lifetime opportunity," Richardson said.