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In the last several days, there has been plenty of momentum building around Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt being primed to put together a huge bounce-back 2018 campaign. This has quickly led to the 29-year-old currently being the betting favorite by Las Vegas to win his fourth NFL Defensive Player of Year of his […]

In the last few months, Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt has continued to make promising progress in his recovery from a broken leg. This has created a significant amount of buzz around the franchise concerning what Watt can bring to the table at this point of his career as he has voiced that […]

The last two seasons for Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt have seen him experience much difficulty staying on the field after playing just eight games over that span. However, he appears to be making significant progress in his recovery from a broken leg with his focus on getting back on the field to […]

Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt has been steadily making progress in his recovery from a broken leg that has seen him possibly be on track to be on the field to begin the 2018 campaign. However, head coach Bill O’Brien is still on the fence in whether Watt will be on the field […]

One look at J.J Watt’s Instagram page, and it’s clear that the Houston Texans star has been crushing the offseason workouts. Watt won’t go as far as saying he crushed his conditioning test though. Chris Mortenson reported on NFL Live that Watt had crushed his conditioning test, and it made Watt wonder exactly how Mortenson […]

In the last few months, Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt has been on a steady path toward a full recovery from a tibial plateau fracture in his left leg that suffered last season. There has been more encouraging news as Chris Mortensen of ESPN is reporting that Watt has passed his latest conditioning […]

In the last several seasons, Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt has become one of the most marketable players in the league, which has earned him many endorsement deals with several prominent companies such as Gatorade. This has led to him and his brothers, Pittsburgh Steelers second-year outside linebacker T.J. Watt and Los Angeles Chargers […]

Beyond his stellar play on the field, Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt has become quite involved in several notable causes and events away from the game. According to ESPN, Watt has decided to donate $10,000 to help the family of a Wisconsin firefighter that was killed in an explosion earlier this week. Houston […]

Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien has been extremely optimistic about the injury status of his star-studded roster. It appears the same can be said for defensive end J.J. Watt. O’Brien has taken a cautious approach when discussing Watt’s recovery. However, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, he is more comfortable with his expectations thanks to the […]

It goes without saying that the Houston Texans endured quite the injury-riddle 2017 campaign. However, there is a newfound sense of optimism going into the 2018 NFL season. At the center of their resurgence is defensive end J.J. Watt. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, defensive line coach Anthony Weaver feels Watt will be able […]

The Houston Texans were without two of their top stars in quarterback Deshaun Watson and defensive end JJ Watt for a good chunk of last season after they suffered significant injuries. However, both are well on the road to recovery and should be good to go for training camp, as Ian Rapoport of NFL Network […]

J.J. Watt is known as a fiery player on the field, but even he knows when someone needs to tone it down a step or two and evidently, he thinks his coach Bill O’Brien is one of those guys who need to dial it back. Watt, who received an honorary doctorate from Baylor College of […]

Through the last several months, the Houston Texans have had two of their top talents on both sides of the ball in quarterback Deshaun Watson and defensive end J.J. Watt on the mend from respective significant injuries. During that time, the two have continued to rehab together over much of the offseason. According to Aaron […]

It goes without saying that the Houston Texans were one of the most injury-riddled teams in the 2017 NFL season. Fortunately, there is a newfound sense of optimism for the 2018 NFL season. Among the notable star players whose year was cut short was defensive end J.J. Watt. However, head coach Bill O’Brien said during an […]

The Houston Texans saw their hopes for another playoff run come to an end last year with some of the team’s best players on both sides of the football go down with season-ending injuries. Along with promising young quarterback Deshaun Watson suffering a knee injury that ended his rookie campaign, J.J. Watt, arguably the face […]

The last two seasons for Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt have been cut short in disappointing fashion by a pair of injuries that have put in question what type of player he is at this point of his career. Watt has established himself as one of the top defensive players when healthy that […]

The Arizona Cardinals made headlines when they decided to part ways with safety Tyrann Mathieu after he refused to take a pay cut. Needless to say, it did not take long for the Houston Texans to close in on a one-year, $6.5 million deal with the talent defensive back for the 2018 season. Mathieu has acknowledged […]

The Houston Texans have been riding the strength of their defense led by J.J. Watt over the last half-decade, but last season, he was lost early to injury. Fortunately, rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson emerged—until he was also lost to a season-ending injury. Fans will be glad to know that both appear to be well on […]

Although most teams around the league are looking to bolster their rosters this offseason, the Houston Texans are just waiting for theirs to heal up for next year. Headling their injury-riddled 2017 NFL season was defensive end, J.J. Watt. Season-ending injuries have become a bit of a common occurrence for the Texans’ star in the […]

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 […]

First, the Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year. Now, the 2017 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year. Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt graciously accepted one of the NFL’s most illustrious and respected awards at NFL Honors on Saturday night. The Man of the Year Award is given to players who have shown excellence […]

Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt has spent the last few months recovering from a broken leg that he suffered this past season. According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, Watt has once again voiced optimism about the progress he has made up to this point in his rehab. “I feel very good,” […]

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 […]

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt saw his season end when he suffered a devastating knee injury during Week 5’s home game against the Kansas City Chiefs. There’s some hope on the horizon, however. Watt getting carted off the field and riding an ambulance to the hospital was a very unnerving sight for Texans fans, […]

NFL Week 5 ended with several teams exhibiting their mettle (like the Jacksonville Jaguars), while others showed that they weren’t quite ready for the limelight. Additionally, injuries (such as J.J. Watt’s) struck a number of the game’s biggest stars. Here is a look at the highs and lows from Week 5 of the NFL season: […]

Include Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger into the group of J.J. Watt, Odell Beckham Jr., the still-winless clubs of New York Giants and Cleveland Browns as among those that didn’t have a very good Sunday. During the Steelers’ 30-9 loss at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6, Roethlisberger was absolutely bludgeoned by an […]

Whitney Mercilus joins teammate J.J. Watt on the list of Houston Texans players who are out for the rest of the season. The outside linebacker had the misfortune of suffering a torn pectoral muscle in the first quarter of the Texans’ 42-34 loss to Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night. Mercilus’ injury will require surgery according […]

On a day quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for five touchdowns, the Houston Texans were dealt with misfortune as they learned that star defensive lineman J.J. Watt is done for the season with a leg injury. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Watt was diagnosed with a tibial plateau fracture shortly after he was […]

Bill Belichick sounded like a coach who would die to have a player like J.J. Watt play for him during a recent interview with John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. The New England Patriots head coach had nothing but praises for the Watt. Perhaps the biggest compliment he had for the Houston Texans linebacker was […]

In Week 2, the Houston Texans were able to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars with a win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football. Although the Texans are sitting at 1-1 with two weeks in the books, J.J. Watt’s health may be a concern moving forward. Watt injured the […]

While the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t exactly look like the 8.5-point spread favorites in Sunday’s too-close-for-comfort 21-18 road win over the Cleveland Browns, that shouldn’t diminish in any form the fantastic NFL debut of Pittsburgh’s rookie linebacker, T.J. Watt, the 30th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Against the Browns, Watt, younger brother of Houston […]

The city of Houston has brighter days ahead of it, beginning with the start of the NFL regular season this Sunday. The Texans will host the Week 1 clash against AFC South rivals the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium, wherein star defensive end J.J. Watt will make his long-awaited return after missing all but three games […]

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt seems to be poised to have a big year, according to head coach Bill O’Brien in an interview with Peter King of the MMQB. “I can tell you right now the guy’s going to be at the top of his game. He’s had a great training camp. I think […]

J.J. Watt‘s intent of promoting his own shoe line through putting down Lonzo Ball‘s Big Baller Brand shoes comically backfired, as Twitter came down on him with its usual roast. The Houston Texans defensive end promoted his signature Reebok shoe line on social media at the coattails of all the attention Ball has been getting for […]

If you think football players are mad about the massive contracts the NBA has been doling out this summer, imagine how mad they are that a rookie has a $495 pair of shoes on the market. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was quick to point it out and promote the release of his own […]

After seeing the Houston Rockets play up close on Sunday, J.J. Watt now has a deeper understanding of how NBA teams compete in the playoffs. It also turned the Houston Texans defensive end to a huge fan of Patrick Beverley. The night started awkwardly for the two stars though, as Watt revealed how he and […]

In an amusing new advertisement released by Bose, Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel explains the science of wireless, noise-cancelling headphones to J.J. Watt. The only issue is that he’s not listening. Along with being a starter in the NFL, Urschel is currently pursuing a PhD at MIT. He previously graduated from Penn State, where […]

J.J. Watt has never missed a game in his six seasons in the NFL with the Texans, but that will change this Sunday. Watt was placed on injured reserve this week after re-injuring his back against the Patriots. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year made a speedy recovery from surgery on a herniated disc […]

Don’t expect to see J.J. Watt on the field this season (although it’s certainly possible, knowing him). A couple days after going onto injured reserve after re-injuring his back, the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that Watt likely won’t return this season. The Texans believe 2017 is a more realistic return date. Watt had surgery […]