J.J. Watt is going a bit stir crazy while sidelined with a back injury that is expected to keep him out more than 10 weeks. Over the weekend, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year killed some time by writing a hand-written letter to Houston Texans fans thanking them for their support.
In the note, Watt vowed to be back on the field, “very soon.”
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) July 25, 2016
For those of you who can’t make out Watt’s handwriting, Conor Orr of Around the NFL transcribed the letter:
“As I sit here, recovering from back surgery, the doctors won’t really let me do much, so I end up just pacing around my house all day,” Watt wrote. “I spend a lot of my time reading through the notes and letters that y’all have sent to me and trying to respond to as many as I can. I know I won’t be able to respond directly to everyone, so I wanted to write one note to all of you to say thank you.
“You make our jobs possible, you make them fun and you make difficult times like these much easier. So thank you, I truly appreciate you. See you on the field very soon.”
Reports have indicated Watt’s recovery time would be 8 weeks at best, though 10 weeks seems more realistic. While he has a history of playing through pain (here’s a great example), the Texans probably won’t want him to rush back to start the year.
