J.J. Watt was inducted into the Houston Texans’ Ring of Honor on Sunday, bringing the defensive end back to the place where he became a superstar.
Watt became the third person to be put in the Ring of Honor during Sunday’s halftime ceremony, joining receiver Andre Johnson and the late Bob McNair, who founded the team. Watt was joined by wife Kealia, 11-month-old son Koa, his parents and brother Derek Watt for the event.
Team owners Janice McNair, her son Cal McNair, his wife Hannah McNair and Johnson joined the Watt family on the field for the ceremony. “Over the last 12 years we’ve been through some incredible highs and some unfortunate lows,” Watt said. “We’ve always done it together. We’ve always done it as one. We’ve always done it as a family. I couldn’t be more thankful to have a family like I do with the Houston Texans.”
He said that his favorite memory came in Houston’s first playoff appearance in the wild-card game in the 2011 season when his interception return for a TD helped the Texans to a 31-10 win over the Bengals. His community efforts were highlighted by raising more than $40 million for Hurricane Harvey relief, which earned him the 2017 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
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