Falcons player Mohamed Sanu receives heartfelt thank you note from family on plane

For better or for worse, professional athletes are role models for kids around the world, and one Atlanta Falcons player showed a family that it can definitely be for the better.

Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu was recently on a flight sitting in front of a family that gave him a hand-written note as they were exiting the plane.

Sanu tweeted a picture of that note.

In it, the parents thanked him for being a role model for their 10-year-old son who sat behind him, watched him study plays, make healthy food decisions and be polite to everyone around him.

Sanu said the sweet letter definitely put a smile on his face.