J.J. Watt shows off surprising gift from fan on social media

Watt received a stuffed badger — a dead, taxidermied badger — from a fan this week.

Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt has likely gotten innumerable gifts from fans. As he is set to retire from the NFL following the conclusion of this season, he received was he considers one the strangest.

He showed it off on social media.

He received a package that came with a stuffed badger — not a silly stuffed animal or a plush mascot of his alma mater Wisconsin Badgers — a taxidermied badger.

Check it out.

Being from Wisconsin himself, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he already had one of his own, but t o get one from a fan would be wild, especially seeing it for the first time opening the box.

Watt surely will have a spot in his home for it.

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