JJ Watt is asking fans to give him just a second to let him think as he prepares for his first offseason as a free agent.
Watt and the Houston Texans agreed to part ways last week. Watt spent 10 seasons in Houston, won three Defensive Player of the Year awards and went five times All-Pro. Now he decides where to play next, but the fervent fans who expect him to choose his team have forced Watt to ask for a rest.
“I walk through the door for about an hour before I choose a restaurant man …” he wrote.
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“You will have to give me a second to choose a new team and city.”
Watt will be 32 when the 2021 season begins. Last year, he played in all 16 games only for the second time in the past five seasons. He recorded five sacks, 52 tackles and an interception.
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Frustrations seemed to spill over during the season. He highlighted the team’s performance in the defeat to Cincinnati Bengals during the end of the 2020 season. He also apologized to Deshaun Watson for wasting another year of his nobility – a moment captured by the camera this season.
He was also upset about the team’s decision to fire head of public relations Amy Palcic and publicly rejected any efforts by the Texans to rebuild.
Watt’s departure is the latest change in Houston. DeShaun Watson is rumored to have requested an exchange, despite the organization’s reluctance to move away from him.
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According NFL Network, Houston saved $ 17.5 million in cash and salary cap in 2021 with the release of Watt.
Paulina Dedaj of Fox News contributed to this report.