FSU Player Who Ate Lunch With Boy With Autism Gifts Him a Custom Jersey

Travis Rudolph, the Florida State player whose touching gesture went viral last week, gifted a custom jersey to the boy with whom he ate lunch.

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Last week a Florida mother posted a story about her autistic middle school son, Bo Paske, eating lunch with Florida State wide receiver Travis Rudolph. Rudolph had decided to sit with the boy after seeing him eating alone, and once she learned of this, the boy's mother Leah Paske took to Facebook to write a sincere thank you to Rudolph. The message, as well as the photo associated with it, quickly went viral. 

The Seminoles are slated to take the field for their season opener against Ole Miss on Monday. However, before they do that, Rudolph kept the courtesies going by gifting Bo with a custom FSU jersey, ESPNreports. In addition to that, the Paskes also got a pair of tickets for tonight's contest with Rudolph telling an interviewer that this entire relationship has been an "overwhelming experience."

"I saw him sitting there by himself so I had grabbed a plate of pizza and I asked him if I could sit with him and he said, 'Sure, why not?'" Rudolph said after the post initially went viral. "And I just felt like we had a great conversation. He started off so open and told me his name was Bo and how much he loves Florida State, and we went from there. It was real easy. It was real easy to conversate with him. You would never think anything is wrong with him. He had a nice smile on his face—just a really warm person."

Check out the video of their most recent encounter up top. 

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