The Houston Texans fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien on Monday, which followed a 0-4 start and offseason that saw star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins get traded to Arizona for, uh, David Johnson.
In the days since O’Brien’s firing, word surfaced about just how sour matters were behind the scenes. O’Brien reportedly had a heated argument with J.J. Watt. And after O’Brien’s firing, the Texans star posted a cryptic tweet that many assumed was a shot at his former coach.
Watt’s cryptic subtweets continued on Sunday — it would appear.
Following the Texans’ 30-14 win over the Jaguars, Watt immediately took to Twitter to celebrate the first win of the season.
FUN!
Finally!!!#HTine— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 11, 2020
He was finally having fun.
And, of course, many fans interpreted the tweet as another jab at O’Brien.
With one word, this speaks volumes about the recent state of things with the #Texans https://t.co/xPDDIM9C9W
— Justin Stapleton (@KPRC2Justin) October 11, 2020
So much shade. Lol https://t.co/h9BSu1syrC
— CharlesSwanCreative (@creative_swan) October 11, 2020
Man, JJ really disliked Bo'B https://t.co/SFWyvdosyn
— Shan Shariff (@1053SS) October 11, 2020
"Fun"
LOVE the shade https://t.co/CbqUTg7OJT
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) October 11, 2020
So much shade https://t.co/YaYdvv8Mpl
— Donquixote D. Barrie 🇸🇱🇺🇸 (@ChiefBarrie) October 11, 2020
For the first time in several years, the Texans were allowed to have fun. And they won. https://t.co/jACgjHnVZD
— SportsTalk 790 (@SportsTalk790) October 11, 2020
This speaks volumes 👀 https://t.co/3z6HansMLw
— Caroline Manning (@carolineee91) October 11, 2020
Nothing like some postgame shade.
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