J.J. Watt is not happy with the media.
Watt took to Twitter and Instagram to post a rant against the media. His main area of concern: how harsh the media is on rookies during OTA’s.
This via Fox News:
“‘Rookie has rough practice in his first week of OTAs.’ Yeah, that’s called being a rookie. It’s called first week of OTAs,” Watt said. “I had rough practices every single year in my 12 years. I’ve had rough games. I’ve had multiple rough games. S–t’s hard. It’s the National Football League.
“This is part of the reason why it’s tough for guys to develop. Because we’re judging everybody on every single individual rep every single day,” he continued. “We’re posting videos online of practice reps and guys working on their craft and guys trying to do new things. It’s one of the reasons that guys are scared to try a new pass-rush move in one-on-ones in practice, which is when you should be working on your pass-rush moves, because they’re scared that somebody’s going to film it and put it online, and because they got blocked, now they look like an idiot. Let guys develop. Let guys grow.”
“I understand, this is a business. We’re paid millions of dollars, and you expect greatness right out of the gate out of every single guy, and you’re going to say, ‘Suck it up and deal with it.’ But let’s let guys develop. Let’s let guys get some practice under their belt. Let’s let guys get into the league. Let’s let them grow as a player. Let’s let them get some NFL coaching. We don’t need to be sh—ing all over guys on their first week of practice in the National Football League. Just let them grow.”
“Rookie has a rough practice in first week of OTA’s”
No shit. It’s called being a rookie.
Let these guys develop, let them grow, let them get some NFL coaching.
Everyone has bad practices. I’m not saying they’re gonna turn into an All-Pro. Just maybe don’t crush ‘em day one. pic.twitter.com/LiyAbPtf8N
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 1, 2023
The future Hall of Famer and three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year has a point.
J.J. Watt decided to walk away from the game at 33 years old. When not going on rants on social media, Watt will likely enjoy spending time with his wife and their baby in his retirement.
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