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From Bridgewater, Massachusetts:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

After the group of fifth-grade football players from Massachusetts found out their 6-year-old water boy was being teased for his attire and speech, they played great defense and showed him their support.<\/p>\n
As ABC affiliate WCVB reports , Danny is a first-grader in Bridgewater, Mass.<\/p>\n
He has a small speech impediment developed after a brain hemorrhage he had shortly after he was born.
\nAnd he\u2019s the fiercely loved water boy for the fifth-grade football team.<\/p>\n
His fifth-grade teammates found out other kids were picking on Danny for wearing a tie and jacket \u2014 and for his speech impediment.<\/p>\n
Instead of lashing out, though, the boys decided to use their football skills to good use and planned a great defense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Watch what happened, below.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Bridgewater, Massachusetts: After the group of fifth-grade football players from Massachusetts found out their 6-year-old water boy was being teased for his attire and speech, they played great defense and showed him their support. As ABC affiliate WCVB reports , Danny is a first-grader in Bridgewater, Mass. 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