NFL player just made sure an 18-year-old with cancer will have the best prom

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One NFL player showed he has a huge heart on and off the field.

Sen’Derrick Marks, a defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars, visited an 18-year-old with cancer on Wednesday in Jacksonville, Florida, to ask her a very important question.

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“I talked with your mom, she said it was OK," Marks told Khameyea Jennings. "I heard you had a prom this weekend and I wanted to know if I can take you to prom.”

We'll give you one try to guess her answer.

#Jaguars DT @SenMarks surprises 18-year old cancer patient Khameyea Jennings of @DCTJAX by asking her to the prom. https://t.co/V3bQkKBJnd— #JAXDraft15 (@Jaguars) April 29, 2015

Marks visited Jennings in the hospital as part of the Dreams Come True program, which helps children and teens in Florida who are battling life-threatening illnesses.

He's giving Chris Pratt and Taylor Swift a run for their money.

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