Who says Deshaun Watson can’t win in February?
The Houston Texans three-time Pro Bowl quarterback has demonstrated his victorious nature, not just on the football field, but in the game of life. For these reasons, he collected the BET Faith in Action award Saturday night.
The presentation of the award was made by former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons running back Warrick Dunn, who famously gave Watson and his mother a home on behalf of Habitat for Humanity back in the mid-2000s when Dunn was with the Falcons.
“First, I want to say thank you to Warrick Dunn for your kind words,” said Watson. “Thank you for blessing me and my family when I was a little boy and inspiring me to fulfill my dreams and do the things that I want to do. And just really being a blessing around the country. So, thank you, man.”
.@DeshaunWatson is the true definition of what faith in action really means! #SuperBowlGospel pic.twitter.com/HpUzUH45ce
— BET (@BET) February 7, 2021
Watson wasn’t finished with his thank yous, and he also declared what it mean to him and his family to be named the honoree.
Said Watson: “I want to say thank you to Super Bowl Gospel. Thank you to BET. Thank you to the NFL for this awesome award. This is one of my favorite awards that I’ve been able to receive in my lifetime. My mom, she definitely enjoyed it because this is what we live about. This is what she raised all of her kids on is having that faith in action and standing tall for what we believe in and helping people around in the community.
“So, I just want to say thank you everyone. This is definitely one that we’re going to celebrate and really enjoy and put this one the stand in the front. This is what we live about. So, thank you everyone and God bless.”
Watson won the NFL passing title in 2020 with 4,823 yards, setting the new Texans single-season mark in the process. The former 2017 first-round pick from Clemson also set the new Texans single-season passing touchdown mark with 33 scoring throws.
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