![]() and lovely wife Kealia are totally sitcom-ready, as evidenced in the hilarious video announcement (catch our five favorite moments are here) that they are investors in the English soccer team Burnley FC. Watt was a natural for H-E-B and national ads, as well as a hilarious and standout debut on Saturday Night Live in 2020. Hollywood jumped on the WattWagon, with Arnold Schwarzenegger calling Watt a future action star and offering some motivation after a big playoff loss. Flashing his boyish grin and monstrous biceps, he was a natural fixture on local and national TV commercials, and a viral sensation with ominous warnings to opponents, like this scary "ya mess with me." declaration in 2014. Work Hard." Twitter bio is a simple lesson for young athletes everywhere), deftly navigating the intersection of sports and pop culture. One part single-man football army, one part leadership quote machine, Watt evolved into the epitome of the athlete doing it right - on the field and off (even his "Dream Big. Watt would be forever and inexorably tied with Houston - even when he shocked fans with his surprise release from the Texans, new career with the Arizona Cardinals, and stunning retirement announcement last year. Little wonder that this hometown hero earned the elite and prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year Award that same year. ![]() What started as a simple ask for help after the storm became a runaway, feel-good charitable moment across the country - a testament to Watt's superstar power and his ability to influence the public and raise awareness. 99 generated after an impromptu, online fundraising effort in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Swat."įor all of those stats, Houstonians may well forever remember 41.6 million - the number of dollars that No. His Pick 6 play during the Texans' first-ever playoff game, where he batted down a pass from Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton and rumbled in for a touchdown, not only served as a terrifying calling card for the rookie, but would later inspire one of his many nicknames: "J.J. The punishing pass rusher led the NFL in both 20 with 20.5 sacks. He also set records with 26 multi-sack games, 25 forced fumbles, and 16 fumble recoveries. Many an opposing QB needed extra ice time and pain treatment from his franchise-record-setting 281 quarterback hits (how Houston is that stat?). He also tallied 172 TFLs - tackles for loss - marking the most in the NFL since TFLs became an official stat. His 101.0 sacks that he recorded in just 10 years were the second-most in the NFL during that span. Unlike so many fine-tuned pro football players - especially defensive - whose athleticism and battlefield wear cause myriad injuries, Watt stalwartly started each of the 128 regular season games he played in, and seven of eight of the Texans' playoff games from 2011-2019. ![]()
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