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The Houston Texans will begin their quest for their first Super Bowl title this Saturday when they play host to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, but they might be hobbled during the process. According to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, defensive end J.J. Watt […]

In his first full season back in the fold, Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt has picked up where he left off, pushing himself back among the best defensive players in the league. Watt has been one of the most effective and productive pass rushers in the league, currently second with 14.5 sacks behind […]

Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt had some high praise for New York Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold after the Texans’ 29-22 win on Saturday, telling the first-year signal-caller that he was going to be a “great pro”: Watt to Darnold: "You're gonna be a great pro."#HOUvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/wEcUg6zdXz — New York Jets (@nyjets) December […]

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt now has the most multi-sack games in the NFL since the year 2011. Per the Texans PR: “Defensive end JJ Watt has recorded 2.0 sacks vs. the New York Jets, which marks the 24th multi-sack game of his career. That’s the most multi-sack games in the NFL since 2011 […]

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt made a lot of fans happy when he decided to play catch with them during pregame warmups prior to the matchup with the New York Jets. Watt and company will look to get back on track on Saturday after losing their first game since Sept. 23, as the Indianapolis […]

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt believes that the team is embracing a focused mentality during their nine-game winning streak. The Texans got off to a 0-3 start this season and were seemingly headed nowhere, but they’ve shown no signs of slowing down since their 37-34 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts back in Week […]

Sunday night’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers featured a showdown between the Watt family. The matchup left Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt at odds with who to root for. Watt’s brothers, Derek and TJ, were on opposite sides of the field all night. This left him contemplating which brother to […]

An artist’s rendition of a person sometimes isn’t accurate. They might end up missing a few details or drawing an exaggerated one with this use of social media the NFL posts their predictions for their upcoming games. The most recent one is between the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans who took the field, Monday […]

The Houston Texans put in one of their most dominant performances this season,  Monday. On an emotional night, everything seemed to go according to plan. Their offense and their defense played to the highest level and led them to their eighth consecutive win. The Texans are currently coping with the loss of their owner, Bob […]

The Houston Texans and Washington Redskins headed into Sunday’s head-to-head matchup as leaders in their respective divisions and two teams looking to make a statement. Although Houston came out on top in this showdown between first-place teams, superstar J.J. Watt reflected on the gruesome injury Alex Smith suffered which has ended his season. Watt was […]

T.J Watt is all about the Pittsburgh Steelers having success, and that is the most important thing for him, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to beat his brother J.J in total sacks this year. T.J. is currently sitting with eight sacks, while J.J has nine, and he admits beating him in the sack […]

Heading into the 2018 season, there was plenty of questions about what Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt could bring to the table at this stage of his career after coming off yet another major injury. This had led to the notion that his best days on the field may be beyond him, which is […]

It’s not a good idea to make a large human being like Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt angry, but that’s what the NFL managed to do when the league fined the pass rusher’s brother, T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers, a sizeable sum of money for apparently just doing his job. $20,000 for this?!?!?! […]

Through the first month of the season, there have been some strong standout performances from several notable defensive players in the league. The NFL has announced on Thursday the Defensive Player of the Month award for both conferences with Chicago Bears defensive end Khalil Mack and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt respectively earning those […]

Week 5 of the 2018 NFL season features an intrastate showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. It seems defensive end J.J. Watt is paying close attention to quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott. The Cowboys have largely struggled to find a rhythm on offense. However, according to Adam Wexler of KPRC2, Watt is still […]

Through his first ___ seasons in the league, Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt has proven to be one of the most special talents that the league has seen at his position. All of this has put him in the position to elevate himself into elite company as he’s just one sack away for […]

In the first few weeks of the season, there has been plenty of spotlight on the league’s emphasis on protecting the quarterback, with referees making an abnormally large amount of calls for roughing the passer. Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt tweeted about the calls during Monday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and […]

The NFL has found a new way to agitate its fans and its players by stubbornly enforcing the updated roughing the passer rule that has left many scratching their heads and raising their eyebrows, including Houston Texans star defensive end JJ Watt. Roughing the Passer calls are absolutely out of control. — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) […]

Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt made his preseason debut against the Los Angeles Rams, which was a significant moment for him. It was his first game back since suffering a broken leg back in October of last year, which prematurely ended his season. Watt joked that he liked the fact that he was […]

It has been a long road to recovery for Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt after suffering a season-ending broken leg last year that marked the second straight season ended prematurely with a significant injury. However, Watt has been making headway in the last few months toward returning to the field and looks to […]

It has been a steady recovery process for Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt from a broken leg that he suffered last season that has seen him take some notable steps forward in the last few months. This has him put him on pace to be on the field for the regular season opener against […]

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 […]