J.J. Watt : Did retire | Wife age | Brother | Net worth

J.J. Watt, the Arizona Cardinals defensive end who has been one of the most dominant players at his position. Check out did j.j watt retire.

J.J. Watt : Did retire | Wife age | Brother | Net worth

Watt was born on March 22, 1989, in Pewaukee, Wisconsin to parents Connie, a building operations vice president, and John, a firefighter. Both of J.J.’s younger brothers also play in the NFL, both for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Derek Watt is a fullback and T. J. Watt plays outside linebacker.

Watt played ice hockey from age four to age 13 and played for travel or competitive teams that traveled to Canada and Germany. He gave up hockey when weekly games started to conflict with his schedule and for financial reasons.

Watt also played football throughout his childhood and became passionate about the sport while he was in fifth grade.

Watt attended Pewaukee High School, where he was a four-year letter-winner in football and also lettered in basketball, baseball, and track and field.

Did J.J watt retire 

JJ Watt, considered one of the NFL’s greatest ever defensive players, has announced he will retire at the end of the current season.

The Arizona Cardinals defensive end, 33, was voted NFL defensive player of the year three times.

Watt spent a decade with the Houston Texans before joining Arizona in 2021.

“My heart is filled with nothing but love and gratitude. It’s been an absolute honor and a pleasure,” Watt wrote on Twitter.

Watt has spent the last 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 both his baby son Koa’s first NFL game, and his own “last ever” home game.

Having failed to make the postseason, the Cardinals have two regular season games left, at Atlanta and San Francisco.

As well as being defensive player of the year in 2012, 2014 and 2015, Watt was the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2017.

He was also named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year in 2017 for helping to raise $37m (£30.7m) in relief funds for people affected by the devastation brought by Hurricane Harvey in Houston.

J.J Watt wife age

Kealia Mae Ohai, who is now known as Kealia Watt, is an American soccer player. She has played for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) since 2020. She played for the Houston Dash from 2014 to 2019.

• Age  :  30 years old. 

Kealia has represented the United States’ under-17, under-20, under-23 and senior national teams. She scored the only goal in the final of the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Kealia was raised alongside her sister Megan in Draper, Utah by parents Ben and Cindy Ohai.

Her sister is also a soccer player and has been a former youth national team member, and was part of USC’s 2007 NCAA championship winning team. Kealia was named after Kealia Beach on the island of Kauai by her father.

In June 2010, Kealia graduated from Alta High School where she was a four-year varsity soccer player. From 2006 to 2009, she led the team to four straight state soccer championships.

She was a two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year award winner, three-time first-team high school All-America, three-time All-State selection, three-time 5A soccer MVP, and the 2010 NSCAA National High School Player of the year. In June 2010, she earned Parade All-American honors.

Brother 

Watt brothers are a trio of three brothers: J.J Watt, T.J Watt, and Derek Watt, who play in the NFL.

Among them, Justin James Watt is a three-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in his first five seasons and is considered one of the most outstanding defensive linemen.

Furthermore, the Watt brothers have been very fond of football since childhood and started their careers in 2010.

Similarly, the Watt brothers are the millionaire of their family. Among all three, J.J. Watt is the first son, Derek Watt is the second, and T.J. Watt is the third son of their parents.

Net worth 

JJ Watt is an American professional football player who has a net worth of $50 million.

In 2014, J.J. signed a six-year $100 million contract with the Houston Texans. The contract came with a $10-million signing bonus and was roughly 50% guaranteed. This made him the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback.

After being selected as the first defensive end in the first round by the Houston Texans, JJ signed a 4-year contract worth about $11 million.

Off the field, he earns millions more from endorsements with companies like Reebok, Gatorade, Ford, Verizon, and more.

These endorsements can easily earn J.J. $7-$10 million per year.