Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt is once again on the mend for the second straight year after suffering a broken leg injury earlier this season.

This has created an opportunity for Watt to truly assess the nature of the recovery from this latest ailment that he believes is much less draining mentally than his back injury last year, according to Sarah Barshop of ESPN.

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“I think one of the biggest things that’s a little bit easier about this year is with the back injury, nobody can see it,” Watt said. “You’re walking around, you look normal. Everything seems normal. When you’re on crutches … people can understand a broken leg a lot easier than they can understand a broken back.