All-Pro pass rusher JJ Watt is going to retire at the end of the year
The Arizona Cardinals are going to be losing a legend. JJ Watt announced today he is retiring after the season.
The 12-year NFL standout JJ Watt has decided to hang up his cleats. He posted this tweet.
Watt just had his first child, and that is more than enough for him to walk away from the game.
“Koa’s first ever NFL game. My last ever NFL home game. My heart is filled with nothing but love and gratitude. It’s been an absolute honor and a pleasure,” he tweeted along with a picture of him holding son Koa and standing next to wife Kealia at Sunday night’s game between the Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Watt currently has 111.5 sacks (26th on the NFL’s career list), a statistic that has officially been tracked since 1982. He also is the only player to record 20-plus sacks in multiple seasons (2012, 2014).
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