Sports world reacts to J.J. Watt retirement announcement

J.J. Watt a defensive player of the Arizona Cardinals declared that he is retiring from the NFL after the end of Arizona's season ends on January 8.

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Wisconsin Badgers always saw Watt as an All-American who took the team to the 2010 Rose Bowl.

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Watt achieved 111.5 career sacks with 9.5 in the current season. He was originally drafted by the Houston Texans out of Wisconsin in the 2011 NFL draft.

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He had achieved three times the League Defensive Player of the year award (2012, 2014, and 2015) adding his name to one of three players in NFL history with Lawrence Taylor and Aaron Donald.

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Watt helped Houston to recover from damage during Hurricane Harvey and won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2017.

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Pro soccer player Kealia Ohai Watt wed in 2020, congratulated him on Twitter.

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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt brother of Watt shared the emotional Michael Scott meme.

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Sports world reacts to J.J. Watt retirement announcement

J.J. Watt a defensive player of the Arizona Cardinals declared that he is retiring from the NFL after the end of Arizona's season ends on January 8.

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Wisconsin Badgers always saw Watt as an All-American who took the team to the 2010 Rose Bowl.

Image Credit: Wikipedia

Watt achieved 111.5 career sacks with 9.5 in the current season. He was originally drafted by the Houston Texans out of Wisconsin in the 2011 NFL draft.

Image Credit: Wikipedia

He had achieved three times the League Defensive Player of the year award (2012, 2014, and 2015) adding his name to one of three players in NFL history with Lawrence Taylor and Aaron Donald.

Image Credit: Wikipedia

Watt helped Houston to recover from damage during Hurricane Harvey and won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2017.

Image Credit: Wikipedia

Pro soccer player Kealia Ohai Watt wed in 2020, congratulated him on Twitter.

Image Credit: Wikipedia

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt brother of Watt shared the emotional Michael Scott meme.

Image Credit: Wikipedia

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