When J.J. Watt grew to become a free agent for the primary time in his NFL profession in 2021, there have been a restricted variety of groups that he truly wished to play for.
Watt in the end signed with the Arizona Cardinals, however he just lately admitted if he hadn’t landed within the desert he would have most popular to signal along with his hometown group, the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
“I cherished being in Houston. The individuals have been unbelievable to me, it was nice,” Watt instructed TalkSport. “I grew up in Wisconsin and I grew up in Inexperienced Bay. The Packers, have somewhat little bit of a unique relationship with their followers as a result of they’re a community-owned group, it is a small city, in order that’s one which all the time would have been actually cool.”
Watt grew up in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, roughly two hours south of Inexperienced Bay. He starred on the College of Wisconsin, the place he switched from tight finish to defensive finish and racked up 106 tackles, 36.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks in 26 video games throughout two seasons.
