J.J. Watt have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced today.
Watt is the franchise s all-time sacks leader (101.0), a three-time
Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award winner (2012, 2014-15) and the
2017 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. Change is never easy, especially when it involves the ones you love. J.J. s impact on not only our organization, but the entire Houston community, is unlike any player in our franchise s history, said Texans Chair and CEO
Cal McNair. I told J.J. earlier this week that we will forever consider him a Texan. We take solace in knowing that this is not a goodbye but a see you soon. For now, we will build upon the foundation that J.J. created here and forge ahead with our unwavering mission to bring a championship to our city, create memorable experiences for our fans and do great things for Houston.
JJ Watt and Houston Texans agree to part ways
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK)
J.J. Watt, the face of the Houston Texans since 2011, is leaving the only NFL team he has played for.
In a Twitter video Friday morning, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year announced that he sat down with the McNair family and asked for his release.
You can watch his full announcement in the video player above. I came here 10 years ago as a kid from Wisconsin had never really been to Texas before, Watt said. And now I can t imagine my life without Texas in the way that you guys have treated me.