“Sh**’s Hard”: JJ Watt Doesn’t Hold Back Punches On Media With A Furious Response On NFL OTA Coverage

JJ Watt has been one of the most celebrated defensive ends of the game. Even until his last season with the Arizona Cardinals, people were in love with the way he played, and more importantly, they were in love with his opinions online. Even after retirement, fans have gotten excited when rumors of Watt’s return went viral. Furthermore, Watt has been very open on Twitter with the way he expresses himself. And he did not hold back on his most recent Twitter post.

Watt took to his Twitter to dole out a stern message. His message seemed to be directed towards all of those who cover different sports and his statement was in reference to the OTAs of different NFL teams that are going on.

JJ Watt goes off on popular media

Watt took to Twitter to voice a 95-second rant about the way the OTAs are being reported. He addressed the way some of the rookies’ performances in the OTAs are being reported. He made it clear that while there are nuances to the reporting business, some of their judgment is unwarranted considering the major shift these rookies have experienced. The defensive end spoke about his own experience and said, “That’s called being a rookie. It’s called first week of OTAs. I have rough practices every single year in my 12 years. I’ve had rough days I’ve had multiple rough games, like sh**’s hard, it’s National Football League.”

Watt was referring to how the media has been perceiving Will Levis’s first week of OTAs. There was a huge analysis of Levis’s manner of play, even though he has just been drafted. The rookie seemed to have garnered the rough judgment of the NFL Rookie Watch despite this being his first week of practice.

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After Watt’s angry rant went viral on Twitter, fans took to the social media platform to speak up. They showcased a lot of support for the retired defensive end.

Fans support Watts’ anger

After Watt put out a stern message of motivation for the rookies, fans couldn’t hold back on their support for JJ’s statement. Cohorts of fans took to Twitter to mention their agreement with his statement. One fan mentioned the importance of hearing such things from a legend and said, “Important for the young guys to hear words like this from a legend.”

Another fan mentioned how the outside world is quick to judge, emphasized JJ’s message, and said, “Well said. I think it’s unfortunate fans are quick to degrade and attack players. I doubt they will like to be held to that standard in their own jobs.”

Even fans who dealt with training players took to Twitter: “Amen! Say it louder for the people in the back. As a high school athletic trainer, I see this so frequently in YOUTH sports too! Dear lord, just let them learn!”

One fan even suggested that JJ should do a podcast and said, “You ever thought of doing a podcast with your brothers kind of like Kielce brothers? I mean I think the 3 of you would be fun to listen to.”

Finally, one fan had an important message close to Watt’s and said, “So true, everyone gets better by learning from their mistakes. The problem is so many expect others to be perfect. Let’s learn to encourage one another.”

All in all, fans were very happy to see Watt coming out and holding the media accountable for the kind of things they put up in terms of judging new players.

With Watt going off against the media’s way of speaking, he made it clear that young players should be allowed to grow without the judgmental eyes of the media. It only remains to be seen how well Watt’s words will be received.

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