JJ Watt signed a two-year, $31 million deal with the Arizona Cardinals,
Josh Reed, WIVB sports director in Buffalo made a tweet alleging that he had had a conversation with a former Texans coach who had made damning remarks towards Watt.
Reed tweeted that the former coach who was apparently on the staff during Watt’s years in Houston told Reed of Watt: He s selfish, only cared about his stats , he does a lot of things that hurts the defense , he hurt us more than he helped us ,
and I wouldn t want him.”
The coach wasn’t named in the tweet, and Reed hasn’t made a follow-up tweet with any more details regarding the comments, but Reed began the tweet with a
Texans Ex J.J. Watt Gets No. 99 Un-Retired With Cardinals
J.J. Watt will still be No.99 with his new franchise
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Mar 2, 2021
Marshall Biggie Goldberg wore No. 99 as a member of the (Chicago) Cardinals, with the organization then retiring his number. But with J.J. Watt moving to the (Arizona) Cardinals, No. 99 will be worn again.
Goldberg’s daughter, Ellen Goldberg Tullos, was contacted by Watt and said that her late father would be delighted to have No. 99 represented by Watt, the former Houston Texans star and three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
Watt, of course, was released by Houston earlier this offseason and allowed to be a free agent. He agreed to a two-year contract this week to move to the Cardinals. Watt will be the centerpiece of a Cardinals press conference on Tuesday afternoon.