JJ Watt: Retiring star lowered to tears by tribute video that includes household and NFL stars, together with Tom Brady

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JJ Watt was in a flood of tears after being proven an emotional tribute video of household and NFL stars like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Dak Prescott and Aaron Rodgers forward of his ultimate NFL recreation.

The three-time NFL Defensive Participant of the 12 months performed the ultimate recreation of an illustrious profession over the weekend within the Cardinals’ 38-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Forward of the sport, as a part of HBO’s “Laborious Knocks” sequence, his coach Matt Burke stunned Watt and his teammates with the video.

Manning, Prescott and Rodgers all congratulated Watt on his profession, however Brady had a barely totally different take.

“Man, you have been a ache in my ass for a very long time,” he chuckled earlier than saying, “It was an honor to share the sphere with you.”

Watt’s relations have been extra emotional of their tributes. Youthful brother TJ, who's a outdoors linebacker for the Pitsburgh Steelers mentioned, “I simply wish to say congratulations on retirement.

“You and your resiliency all through all of those ups and downs, you ending up within the NFL and also you being a Defensive Participant of the 12 months and also you having all of the success that you simply had confirmed me that it was potential.”

The clip, broadly shared on social media, frequently reduce to Watt who was unable to comprise his feelings as he watched the messages roll in earlier than it concluded with a spherical of applause from his teammates.

The Cardinals defensive finish introduced his retirement in December after he and his spouse Kealia had given beginning to their first baby, Koa.

Watt had additionally revealed in a social media put up that he underwent remedy for atrial fibrillation – an irregular heartbeat described by many victims as a “quiver,” “flutter” or “flip-flop” of the center.

An emotional Kealia featured within the video saying, “It has been such an honor to observe you're employed your ass off these previous years and do no matter you wanted to do to be the most effective.

“You’ve all the time been so beneficiant and sort and loving to everyone round you, and also you by no means forgot who you're.”

Watt definitely didn't overlook who he was in his ultimate recreation, ending with two sacks, 5 tackles and a cross deflection. It was the end result of one of many strongest defensive careers in latest NFL historical past.

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Watt ended his NFL profession with 114.5 sacks, 586 tackles, 27 compelled fumbles and 70 passes defended in 151 video games performed. He owns the Texans franchise file for essentially the most profession sacks with 101 and is the one participant in NFL historical past to file two, separate 20-sack seasons.

He was a seven-time All Professional, five-time Professional Bowler and was the Walter Payton NFL Man of the 12 months in 2017.