The quarterback for the NFL Minnesota Vikings, Christian Ponder, and his wife were in "the right place at the right time recently to help a family coping with tragedy."

A widower's two daughters just lost their mom in a car accident. After approaching the star athlete who was shopping at a mall, Ponder told the store's manager to bill him for anything the family wanted to buy.

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