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Watch: Stefon Diggs shares touching holiday moment with fan
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Bills WR Stefon Diggs shares touching holiday moment with fan

Prior to the Buffalo Bills 32-29 win over the Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium last Saturday, receiver Stefon Diggs sought out a specific fan.

After spotting 5-year-old Aydin Laborde, Diggs walked over and handed the boy a shoebox. Inside were a pair of Bills-themed shoes that featured a hand-painted portrait of Aydin and his late father Nick.

"Diggs managed to put this little light back in Aydin's eyes and a smile too," Aydin's mom Alma Duric told the Bills official website. "He said it was the best day ever and he hasn't said that in so long, so I can't thank Diggs enough."

Diggs and Aydin initially met over the summer during training camp. When the star receiver heard the boy’s father recently passed away from a brain aneurysm, he brought Aydin over the barricade and offered some him words of encouragement. Diggs too lost his father when he was younger.

The two met up again a few days later during the Bills’ Blue and Red scrimmage in which Diggs signed Aydin’s No. 14 jersey and a football that his mother said nobody is allowed to touch because “his friend Diggs signed it.”

Now, the pair has had perhaps its most touching meeting yet, as Diggs provided Aydin with a thoughtful gift and a little joy in what has to be a difficult time for his young friend. 

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