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Meet Dr. J.J. Watt, ladies and gents. The man whose name is so closely tied to the football bloody face will have to make room on the mantle for yet another incredible recognition.
Watt is slated to receive an honorary degree, a doctorate, from Baylor College of Medine, via ESPN. His local relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey is what apparently tipped the scales in his favor.
“In the year following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey and the community's incredible response, it was most fitting to honor two community leaders who contributed in major ways, Dr. Persse and J.J. Watt,” Baylor College of Medicine president Paul Klotman said in a statement. “Our graduates and their families can take important lessons from these honorary degree recipients.”
Watt led the charge in raising a cool $37 million for the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and it was started due to his close affiliation with the city of Houston.
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He'll receive the prestigious honor during the school's commencement in May. It'll officially be tagged as a Doctor of Humanities in Medicine as Watt will also be accompanied by EMS director Dr. David Persse during the commencement festivities.
This comes off the heels of an NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award received a couple weeks ago at NFL Honors, the very same place that saw him take home three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards over the span of four seasons (2012-2015). Over the last two combined seasons, he's only played in eight games, tallying 1.5 sacks.
Over the course of his magnificent seven-year NFL career, Watt's totals equal 76 sacks, 310 tackles, 15 forced fumbles, 13 fumble recoveries, one safety, one interception, and two defensive touchdowns to go along with three receiving scores. He's also put up fantastic numbers in the playoffs, collecting five sacks, an interception, and a defensive touchdown in just five games.
At 28-years of age, 2018 will be a huge season for J.J. Watt.
