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The Case For J.J. Watt As NFL MVP
J.J. Watt hasn’t thrown a single touchdown pass this year. That’s almost forty fewer than Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, or Aaron Rodgers. All of those players—quarterbacks for playoff-bound teams—also...
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Here Are Some Things That J.J. Watt Could Jump Over
J.J. Watt gets called a “freak of nature” a lot, and seemingly every time he does anything on the football field, he earns that title (which is somehow an honorific if you’re an athlete). This week,...
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J.J. Watt Scored on the St. Louis Blues Goalie in a Charity Hockey Event,...
When J.J. Watt is bad at something, he’s still probably better at it than 99 percent of the people on the planet. He’s clearly and indisputably the best football player in the NFL, but that barely...
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Seven Things We Learned From The First Episode Of The Texans’ Hard Knocks
The season premiere of HBO’s documentary series Hard Knocks is as much of a key part of the build-up to the NFL season as the annual Hall Of Fame preseason game. The show, which follows a team through...
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Mega Watt
Imagine, for a minute, that you are not a sports fan. You do not follow pro football. You have never heard of Justin James “J. J.” Watt, a 26-year-old defensive end for the Houston Texans. Here is what...
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The Watt Age
The first time J.J. Watt entered my typically football-less consciousness was a couple of years ago during a conversation with my brother, Philip. “J.J. Watt, man. He’s everywhere.” Who? I asked. I’m...
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The Watt Hour
I have a confession to make about my own journalistic bias: I have never rooted for a Houston sports team. Oh, I’ve got nothing against our state’s largest city; it’s simply a function of my birth. I...
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Watch J.J. Watt Play Catch With A Fan Seated In An Upper Deck Of NRG Stadium
Here’s the controversial question surrounding J.J. Watt: is he the best, or is he the very best? The most dominant defensive player in the NFL/rising celebrity pitchman/current Texas Monthly cover boy...
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Watch Kevin Durant And J.J. Watt Be Freaking Adorable
The inevitable J.J. Watt backlash is probably coming soon. You don’t get to be as ubiquitous as the Houston Texans’ defensive end, who has somewhere in the ballpark of one zillion endorsement deals...
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Is This Houston Texans Team Really Going To The Playoffs?
Anybody with an ounce of objectivity has to recognize that the Houston Texans are not a particularly good football team. Those who bleed Battle Red might point out that they’ve only allowed twelve...
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The Fall of J.J. Watt?
Texans fans, your quarterback woes are well documented. But would you trade J.J. Watt for Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions? The mixture of disgust and confusion on your face right now presumably...
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The Houston Texans Don’t Have the Rights to Wear Oilers Throwback Jerseys....
Last week, the NFL’s Instagram account wished Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt a happy birthday, and he responded with a wish. “Gift idea hint: Get the Titans to give us the rights to the Houston...
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The Weirdest Texas Gifts You Can Buy on Etsy
It’s Cyber Monday, that annual holiday dreamed up by online retailers that we all just collectively decided to go along with. Coupled with Black Friday, it means the shopping season has officially...
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