OROne of the greatest defensive backs in recent history will say goodbye to the nfl at the end of the season.
JJ Watt posted some pictures after the Christmas Day game that Arizona lost in overtime to Tampa Bay, with a message that it was the first game that his son Koa accompanied him to the stadium and that it would have been his last game at home.
“Koa’s first NFL game. My last NFL home game.”. My heart is full of gratitude and love. It has been an absolute honor and pleasure,” Watt posted on Twitter.
The Cardinals, with a 4-11 record, have been eliminated for a few weeks and close out the regular season outside of Arizona, visiting the Falcons and 49ers, in what will be the last two games of Watt’s career.
Lawrence Taylor, Aaron Donald, and Watt are the only ones in NFL history to win in three times the Defensive Player of the Year award. A movie story for the player who was recruited to Central Michigan University as a tight end, where he only played one year and with the expectation of going on to play as an offensive lineman, left the Chippewas and He went without a scholarship to the University of Wisconsin, where he went on to play defense and his performances allowed him to be selected with the 11th pick in the 2011 Draft by the Houston Texans.
with the Texans, Watt won Defensive Defender of the Year in 2012, 2014 (He was second in the MVP voting) and 2015but the injuries began to affect him, playing only 8 games between 2016 and 2017
JJ Watt played for the Texans and Cardinals in all 12 of his NFL seasons.
In 2021 he left the Texans and came to Arizona. With the Cardinals, he reached the Playoffs, falling in the wild card round, and his second season in the desert has been a disappointment for the entire franchise, despite the fact that Watt has 9.5 sacks.
With two games to go, Watt has 111.5 sacks (#26 in NFL history), 580 tackles, 2 interceptions (both returned for touchdowns), 27 forced fumbles and 17 career fumble recoveries, leading him to Hall of Fame as soon as he’s eligible in five years.
Off the field, Watt was also one of the most beloved players in the NFL. He was the winner of Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2017, Awarded to the player with the highest contributions to the community, for what was done for its collection after the devastation caused in Texas by the Hurricane Harvey.
Watt is married to professional soccer player Kealia Ohai, with whom he had his son, Koa, in early 2022.
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JJ Watt announces his retirement from the NFL at the end of the season