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In a video of their meeting posted to the Patriots' official Twitter page, Edelman tells Dejah, \"I hear we got a quarterback here, take Brady's spot!\"

He then surprises her with two tickets to the upcoming Super Bowl LIII.

\"We're going to bring you to the Super Bowl, too, if that's cool,\" Edelman said. \"Do you have any plans next Sunday?\"

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PHOTO: New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman addresses the media at a press conference for Super Bowl LIII at Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Jan. 30. 2019.
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Edelman added that his respect for Dejah is \"through the roof.\"

\"I heard about your story about going out there and having the challenge of dealing with adversity because people not accepting this, that,\" he said. \"And my respect level for you is just through the roof, because you played the game we all loved, and that's football.\"

The visibly starstruck teen was \"in shock\" the whole time, her mom told \"GMA.\"

\"She was kind of just staring at Edelman, you can't see from the camera, but she had this glow and this twinkle in her eye,\" she added.

\"She never thought that something like that would happen,\" she said.

\"PHOTO:
Courtesy Nichole Brock
PHOTO: Female quarterback Dejah Rondeau, 13, of Exeter, N.H., was surprised with tickets to Super Bowl LIII by her favorite player from the New England Patriots, Julian Edelman.
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Brock said Edelman also took time to play catch with Dejah and \"complimented her on her spiral and the snap that she has.\"

He even gave her \"some pretty cool tips,\" the mom added.

When she grows up, Brock said Dejah hopes to be a marine biologist, however, she added that \"it is her dream and her goal to get a scholarship to play football in college.\"

\"PHOTO:
Courtesy Nichole Brock
PHOTO: Female quarterback Dejah Rondeau, 13, of Exeter, N.H., was surprised with tickets to Super Bowl LIII by her favorite player from the New England Patriots, Julian Edelman.
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