Ed Werder of ESPN reports that there are approximately twelve teams interested in former Texans’ DE J.J. Watt including the Steelers, Browns, Bills, and Titans.
Watt was officially released just a few hours ago so it appears a market has already developed for his services.
One report from earlier mentioned that Watt is expected to take a few days before getting serious about finding his next team.
It’s worth mentioning that signing him to a contract won’t impact a team’s 2022 compensatory picks, given that he was released this offseason
Watt, 31, is a former first-round pick of the Texans back in 2011. He was in the final year of his eight-year, $108.88 million contract that includes $51.8 million guaranteed.
Watt was owed a non-guaranteed base salary of $17.5 million in 2021.
In 2020, Watt appeared in all 16 games for the Texans and recorded 52 tackles, five sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles, a recovery, a defensive touchdown, and seven passes defended.
We have him included in our Top 100 – 2021 Free Agents list.
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Dan Snyder, where the hell are you in this JJ Watt sweepstakes?