JJ Watt Contract: Latest News and Rumors on Negotiations with Texans

August 19, 2014   ·   Rob Goldberg   ·   Jump to comments


After becoming arguably the top defensive lineman in the NFL, J.J. Watt is looking for a new contract with the Houston Texans.   
John McClain of the Houston Chronicle provides the latest info on the situation:
Watt, 25, has seen other players from the 2011 draft class receive major deals and hopes to be next. Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports shared some of his comments:
It's been great to see some of these [2011] guys get deals, because it shows that their teams appreciate what work they put in. You work extremely hard in this league to do as well as you can and hopefully earn that respect and to earn that appreciation.
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I hope that I've worked hard enough and hopefully I've put myself in a situation where I can be shown some of the same appreciation. Hopefully they feel I've outplayed my current contract, but the end of the day, we're paid to play football. If I got paid a little more, I wouldn't be terribly upset.
Watt is set t...

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