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Imagine enjoying a lovely day out on the golf course, getting ready to tee up your next shot…only to see two mammoth defensive ends wrestling with each other off in the distance.  Pittsburgh Steelers star TJ Watt and his brother JJ Watt did just that recently and may have created a few divots with their intense […]

When the Houston Texans released JJ Watt in 2021, he immediately became a prime target for several teams. The Pittsburgh Steelers could have been that landing spot for Watt following his separation from the Texans, which would have put him on the same team as his brother, TJ Watt. However, for brotherly reasons, JJ Watt […]

Pittsburgh Steelers star linebacker TJ Watt is preparing for a season with high expectations for the Steel Curtain. Meanwhile, he and his brother JJ Watt can celebrate being the first brothers to ever grace the cover of a Wheaties cereal box together, reports NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Related: Guess who is the first-ever brother pair […]

JJ Watt on the Pittsburgh Steelers? Now, that has a nice ring to it for Steeler fans. It makes sense, too, as JJ’s brothers, TJ Watt and Derek Watt, have played for the franchise for their entire careers and the last three seasons, respectively. Oldest brother JJ had a chance to play with them but […]

It was announced that former Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals legend JJ Watt is joining CBS Sports on Thursday, but not before Watt took to Twitter to jokingly say that he has gotten a job at CVS. What a scene it would be to check out at CVS and see JJ Watt at the register. That […]

Former Houston Texans legend JJ Watt is enjoying retirement. However, he won’t be away from the game of football for very long. Watt is now joining the CBS Sports team as an NFL studio analyst on a multi-year deal, according to James Palmer of NFL Network. ‘J.J. Watt has agreed to a multi-year deal with […]

Unfortunate events like Ryan Mallett’s death can bring a whole community together. The 35-year-old quarterback for Arkansas football, New England Patriots, Houston Texans, and Baltimore Ravens died in a horrific drowning accident. Teammates, the likes of JJ Watt, Julian Edelman, and James White came together to express their condolences to the family. Patriots and Texans […]

Former NFL linebacker JJ Watt is happily retired, and while he’s been linked to some rumors about a potential football comeback, it doesn’t seem that he’s even remotely close to deciding to play again. There is a likelier chance for him to start a television career built around NFL games still, and if that is […]

Former Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans edge rusher JJ Watt is well into retirement. He has no regrets about calling it a career after the 2022-23 NFL season. Watt also has no plans of unretiring for a one-day contract. The Texans legend revealed why the one-day contract does not mean anything to him. He thinks […]

The Houston Texans announced that franchise legend J.J. Watt will be inducted into the Texans Ring of Honor at halftime of Houston’s Oct. 1 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Watt, who retired from professional football after the 2022 season, spent the first ten seasons of his career with the Texans. Arguably the greatest player to […]

Not everyone can be great on just their first day in the NFL. Former Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt will be the first one to tell people that, which he also did through a video he posted on Thursday. JJ Watt particularly talked about why it’s just normal for NFL rookies […]

With JJ Watt retiring, 2022 was his final season with the Arizona Cardinals. Following his recent release, the same could be said for DeAndre Hopkins. But Cardinals teammates or not, Watt still has Hopkins’ back and is encouraging teams around the league to give him a look. Hopkins’ near $30 million cap hit was simply […]

JJ Watt has already called it quits in the NFL, announcing his retirement from playing football last December. However, there are still rumors swirling around some corners suggesting that there could be a potential for a comeback by Watt, who is still just 34 years old. Watt is sometimes linked to the Pittsburgh Steelers, as […]

The latest Twitter exchange between J.J. Watt and Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin might have fans dreaming about the defensive end coming out of retirement. Tomlin posted a video discussing why the Steelers have an affinity for having siblings on the team. Watt praised the Steelers’ coach, and the two seemed to make an […]

J.J. Watt ended his Hall of Fame NFL career after 12 seasons in January. He’s now dipping into a different kind of football with a major announcement on Monday. Watt said on his Twitter account that he is buying a minority stake in Burnley Football Club in England. Burnley, which was founded in 1882, will […]

John Rahm is golf’s man of the hour after earning his green jacket at the 2023 Masters. Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz almost ruined it for him, or so he claims. During his speech, Rahm revealed that Ertz jinxed him at the start of the tournament by stating his first hole looked like a […]

The 2023 NFL offseason has already seen some new rule changes. In addition to new uniform rules that allow players to wear the number 0, the league also tweaked scheduling rules to allow teams to play two Thursday Night Football games instead of just one. Patrick Mahomes is unhappy with the extra Thursday game and […]

Former NFL star JJ Watt has become a Swiftie after attending the opening night of Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Before the concert, Watt, his wife, and some friends posed with a cardboard cutout of the pop superstar on social media, jokingly asking where he could pick up his […]

Following the NFL combine and heading into draft season, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young’s height has been a main conversation. While Young was measured at 6 feet tall at the combine, many believe that the former-Heisman winner is closer to 5-foot-1o. With questions surrounding his height, some in the NFL question how well Young will handle […]

Retired life is not all golf and pina coladas. JJ Watt has had a full plate since officially closing the book on football after the end of last season. Still, nothing brings back that itch like seeing former colleagues breaking the bank in NFL free agency. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year was a […]

JJ Watt couldn’t hide his delight after seeing former Arizona Cardinals teammate Zach Allen land a massive contract with the Denver Broncos. Allen and the Broncos agreed to three-year, $45.75 million deal to move to Denver. Even better, the contract has $32.5 million in guaranteed money for the former Cardinals defensive end. Naturally after seeing […]

Somebody might want to inform the NFL that JJ Watt is retired. The former defensive end shared a text message that he received on Tuesday, which appeared to be someone from the NFL office telling Watt that he had to take a drug test. JJ Watt posted a screenshot of the message on Twitter and […]

J.J. Watt has shut down talk of him possibly coming out of retirement to join his brothers T.J. and Derek with the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Friday, Watt took some time to respond to a tweet that suggested he should put an end to his retirement and sign with the Steelers on a league-minimum deal. While […]

Former NFL star JJ Watt couldn’t help but be impressed with Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles’ strong start in Super Bowl 57 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Eagles opened the scoring in the showdown, utilizing a weapon where there are really great at to take a 7-0 lead: the QB sneak. After leading […]

Same as Tom Brady, Arizona Cardinals star JJ Watt also retired after his 2022 season ended. Unlike TB12, though, the former defensive end won’t be filing the paperwork to confirm his retirement. In fact, Watt admitted that he even didn’t know there’s one! When it was reported on Friday that Brady has officially filed a […]

Tom Brady announced his retirement on Wednesday morning. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots quarterback broke the news with a Twitter video letting the football world know of his decision. Unsurprisingly, the news has resulted in an outpouring of reactions from NFL stars around the league. Patrick Mahomes kept it simple with a […]

Tom Brady’s retirement from the NFL has drawn reactions from numerous people around the league, including fellow retiree JJ Watt. Watt showed Brady major respect, before hitting him with a hilarious retirement message. Brady announced his retirement via a video on his personal Twitter. Watt responded to him, calling Brady the Greatest of All Time, […]

The Houston Texans made it official with DeMeco Ryans, naming him the franchise’s next head coach on a six-year contract. With Ryans taking over after a successful tenure as the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator, no one was happier about the announcement than Texans legend JJ Watt. The recently retired superstar EDGE rusher took to […]

At the beginning of the NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers, a lot happened in a short amount of time. Everyone watching was astonished with the chain of events, and former Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt, who has seen just about everything in his career before retiring, wasn’t feeling […]

What’s next for JJ Watt? With the legendary former defensive end, who last played for the Arizona Cardinals, now retired from the game of football, there will always be speculations on whether he would stick around the spot in a different capacity or stay away from it — at least for the meantime. When asked […]

JJ Watt still couldn’t help but get emotional over the Arizona Cardinals’ touching tribute for him before he retired. On Tuesday the Cardinals showed how they surprised Watt before he played the final game of his career this 2022 season. In the clip of what appeared to be a team meeting or a film session, […]

The NFL will miss watching JJ Watt terrorize offensive linemen and quarterbacks, as the future Hall of Famer had already played his final game. But before he permanently hung his cleats, the Arizona Cardinals surprised him with a farewell video that left him in tears. In the video, JJ Watt saw and heard his parents, […]

Arizona Cardinals star JJ Watt may have suit up in his last NFL game in Week 18, but he wanted to clarify that he’s still very much capable of playing. It’s just that he chose not to as he looks to spend more of his energy with his family. Watt revealed as much after their […]

Arizona Cardinals star EDGE rusher JJ Watt will play in the final game of his illustrious NFL career, having announced his intention to retire from football after the 2022 season. Ahead of the Cardinals’ Week 18 clash against the San Francisco 49ers, Watt’s brothers, Derek and TJ, both of whom play in the league, had […]

Arizona Cardinals star EDGE rusher JJ Watt announced he’s retiring after this season, and it seems one fan wanted to show their appreciation in the strangest of ways. Watt took to Twitter on Thursday to reveal the latest fan mail he received, indicating that it was without a doubt the most bizarre thing any fan […]

JJ Watt received an outpouring of well-wishes and heartfelt messages after the Arizona Cardinals star announced his retirement on Twitter. One message, in particular, stood out to him from rookie outside linebacker Jesse Luketa. Watt opened up to reporters about what he considered “by far the best, hands down, without a question” story among all […]

The Arizona Cardinals Week 17 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons won’t mean much for either team considering both squads have already been eliminated from playoff contention. Still, that won’t prevent these teams from going out and doing their best to win this game, so let’s take a look at our Cardinals Week 17 predictions as […]

Everyone knows how capable JJ Watt and TJ Watt are on defense. Both are missiles on the field but here’s a more analytical breakdown of their similarities, via Pittsburgh Steelers veteran defensive tackle Cam Heyward on his Not Just Football with Cam Heyward (h/t Steelers Depot). “The motor is identical. They both give relentless amount […]

Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt admitted there will always be a part of him that’s going to be frustrated by the fact that he never won a Super Bowl in his 12 years in the NFL, but he emphasized he’s not focusing on the negatives of his career. Instead, Watt pointed out that he’s […]