Never let it be said that Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White isn’t a man of the people.

The Pro Bowl player let it to be known to his more than 42,000 followers on Twitter that on Thursday he was going to attend the 11:55 p.m. viewing of “The Hangover Part II” at the Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX in Buford, Ga., and that if anyone wanted to watch the movie with him, well, it was on him.

“I got to make this clear,” he Tweeted at exactly 8 p.m. on Wednesday from his verified account, RoddyWhiteTV, “I got 187 tickets for the hangover 2 for thursday night I will be handing out the tickets at 11:15 at the mall of georgia regal cinemas”

According to the online movie-ticket purchasing Website Fandango, an adult ticket cost $11. Sure enough, there was a line through the 11:55 p.m. show, indicating that it was sold out. That meant White had spent $2,057 of his own money for the tickets.

That’s just a drop in the bucket for the player, who in August 2009, signed a contract extension for six years and $50 million, of which $18 million is guaranteed.

Why is he doing it?

As he Tweeted at 8:31 p.m. on Wednesday, “cause I love my followers.”

Responded one of White’s followers, atlbabigyrl: “I’ll be there with bells on, well actually my #84 jersey on…CAN’T WAIT!!!”
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