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J.J. Watt low key announces retirement

Former Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt may have signaled his intention to retire after the 2022 season in a recent Twitter post.

Former Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt subtly declared his intention to retire after the 2022 NFL season.

On Tuesday, the current Arizona Cardinals defensive end posted a tweet with his wife, Kealia Ohai, and their son, Koa, along with Watt’s parents, after the game Christmas Day at State Farm Stadium.

“Koa’s first ever NFL game,” Watt tweeted. “My last ever NFL home game. My heart is filled with nothing but love and gratitude. It’s been an absolute honor and pleasure.” Watt punctuated the tweet with a praying hands emoji.

Watt, a former Texans 2011 first-round pick from Wisconsin, earned three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards while with Houston from 2011-20 and is considered the best player in franchise history. Watt spent the last two seasons with the Cardinals.

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Texans DE J.J. Watt gave out his number to fans, invited them to text him

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt posted his phone number on Twitter, explaining that he wants to connect directly with his fans.

J.J. Watt is cutting out the middle man.

The Houston Texans injured star defensive end is finding a new way to interact with fans: giving his phone number away to directly chat with them.

On Tuesday night, Watt posted a one-minute long video to his Twitter, asking his fans, supporters, critics, whoever to text his phone number, 262-404-3664.

“I thought it was interesting, so I figure I’m going to try it,” said Watt. “I’ve never done it before, I have no experience with it. So you’re going to have to bear with me. I’m not sure if it’s going to be awesome. I’m not sure if I’m going to get to anybody. So I’m going to give it a shot.”

There were fans who were willing to send Watt a message, and many confirms the authenticity of Watt’s response via text.

The mind can only imagine so many things. Those inclined to send the three-time Defensive Player of the Year a message can do so at 262-404-3664. A an auto-generated link from Community.com from Watt will be sent asking folks to submit their name, phone, date of birth, and email.

Given the volume of texts Watt received, don’t hold your breath on getting a response.