Watt attended Pewaukee High School, where he was a four-year letter-winner in football and also lettered in basketball, baseball, and track and field. Watt also played football throughout his childhood and became passionate about the sport while he was in fifth grade. He gave up hockey when weekly games started to conflict with his schedule and for financial reasons. Watt played ice hockey from age four to age 13 and played for travel or competitive teams that traveled to Canada and Germany. Both of J.J.'s younger brothers also play in the NFL, both for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Watt was born on March 22, 1989, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to parents Connie, a building operations vice president, and John, a firefighter. In 2017, Sports Illustrated named Watt its Sportsman of the Year. He holds the Texans' franchise records for both sacks and forced fumbles. He has also taken snaps on offense, catching three touchdown passes during the 2014 season. Although primarily a defensive end, he occasionally shifts to defensive tackle in some situations. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.Ĭonsidered to be one of the greatest defensive linemen of all time, Watt received the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award three times in his first five seasons.
Justin James Watt (born March 22, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2017).
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