JJ Watt, thought-about one of many NFL’s biggest ever defensive gamers, has introduced he’ll retire on the finish of the present season.
The Arizona Cardinals defensive finish, 33, was voted NFL defensive participant of the yr thrice.
Watt spent a decade with the Houston Texans earlier than becoming a member of Arizona in 2021.
“My coronary heart is stuffed with nothing however love and gratitude. It has been an absolute honor and a pleasure,” Watt wrote on Twitter.
Watt has spent the final two seasons with the Cardinals, after representing the Houston Texans between 2011 and 2020.
He added that Sunday’s defeat by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was each his child son Koa’s first NFL sport, and his personal “final ever” residence sport.
Having did not make the postseason, the Cardinals have two common season video games left, at Atlanta and San Francisco.
In addition to being defensive participant of the yr in 2012, 2014 and 2015, Watt was the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the 12 months in 2017.
He was additionally named Sports activities Illustrated Sportsperson of the 12 months in 2017 for serving to to lift $37m (£30.7m) in reduction funds for folks affected by the devastation introduced by Hurricane Harvey in Houston.
In his 12-year NFL profession, Watt has 111.5 whole sacks, 580 tackles and 27 pressured fumbles, and is the one participant within the final 40 years to file 20 or extra sacks in a number of seasons.
