JJ Watt rose to superstardom as a member of the Houston Texans. After a sour ending to his time with the team, he still showed his love for the city.

After Watt's Arizona Cardinals defeated the Texans, he sent out a heartfelt message on Twitter, saying that he will always have love for Houston. Watt included a picture of him shaking hands with long snapper Jon Weeks, his former teammate. Weeks responded with a post on his Instagram story.

Houston had remained a constant playoff contender during Watt's tenure but was never able to approach a title. He left the Texans as they unraveled and started to rebuild. Watt made it clear that facing his old team didn't bring back an overwhelming sense of nostalgia, according to Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com.

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“You look at the roster and look at the guys there, it's been so massively turned over, there are only a handful of guys from last year that I played with.,” Watt said. “It's not like, ‘Oh, I want to go and beat my old team, or, ‘Man, I can't wait to face this guy.' Because it's not the same team, it's not the same organization.”

Watt and the Texans agreed to mutually part ways after last season when it was made clear that the relationship had run its course. After being drafted 11th overall in the 2011 draft, Watt developed into one of the best defenders of all time. He won three AP Defensive Player of the Year awards and earned five First Team All-Pro selections. Watt leads the franchise in total sacks, tackles for loss, forced fumbles and quarterback hits.