JJ West is a famous American football player who played as part of the Houston Texans team. He has an estimated net worth of 50 million dollars which he amassed from multiple fields, including professional American Football, brand endorsements, and real estate.

Early Life

JJ Watt, also known as Justin James Watt’ was born in 1989. From a very young age, he was deeply interested in many sports, specifically American Football and Ice hockey. He continued practicing for both until turning 13. At this age, he decided it was too time-consuming to practice both sports. Therefore, he diverted his complete focus to football and abandoned ice hockey.  

After entering High School, JJ Watt continued his training in football and won numerous awards. He was named MVP of his team and selected as an All-State first-team player.  

Despite his passion and skill in football, he did not receive many scholarships offers from universities. Ultimately he settled at the University of Wisconsin, where he practiced as a defensive player. Soon JJ gained back his glory and led his team to numerous successes. That season, he got 20 assisted tackles, 42 solo tackles, seven sacks, and 21 tackles for loss.

Professional Career

Justin James Watt skipped his final year of college in 2011 and became eligible for the NFL Draft.  

He started his career with the Texans and made his name as a key player on the team. JJ completed his first year with four sacks and helped his team qualify.

In 2012 JJ amassed over 20 sacks, and in 2014 got the award of NFL player of the year. He was also the first ever Texan to score a touchdown. At the end of the season, JJ won the Defensive Player of the Year Award.

After 2014 JJ Watt faced health issues but continued his career. In 2016, he had to go through surgery three times due to which he was unable to play the season. In 2017 JJ returned to the field but had to be sent back due to a fractured leg.

After healing from his injuries, JJ returned to the starting lineup and racked up 16 stacks in the 2018 season. Unfortunately, in 2019 he once again got injured and could not play. In 2020 after six years, JJ finally scored his third touchdown.

Contracts for NFL

JJ signed a contract with the Housten Texans for 100 000 dollars in 2014. This contract was to last for six years. Next, he signed another deal with the Houston Texans for about 11 million. These contracts made JJ one of the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback.

Brand Endorsements

Multi-million dollar brands like Reebok, Ford, Gatorade, and Verizon signed endorsement contracts with JJ, from which he earned millions of dollars.

Real Estate

According to reports, Justin James purchased a house in the southeastern Wisconsin area of Summit for about $800,000. This house, built on a 35-acre plot of land, had four bedrooms.

Another property JJ Watt owns is in Texas. It has a saltwater pool, four bedrooms, and a built-up space of 4169 yards. This property covers an area of a quarter of an acre. The property was purchased in 2011 for $399,000 and put up for sale in 2016 for $465,000.

Personal life

Justin James Watt’s father was a firefighter. His mother was a vice president of a building operations company. He attended “Pewaukee High School” where he practiced basketball and baseball. In his childhood, he delivered pizza for Pizza Hut. In July 2015, Watt became the Vice-President of Power Relations for Reliant, a retail electric provider in Texas.

Watt is a big fan of English football and supports Chelsa F.C

Tv career

J.J Watt and his brothers hosted the popular Fox show Ultimate Tag in 2020. On the first of February 2020, he hosted “Saturday Night Live.”

Charity Work

Justin James Watt launched the J.J. Watt foundation in 2010. This organization contacts middle schools in Texas and Wisconsin and other deserving schools with a lack of funding and offers them After-School athletic programs. He also provides after-school programs to schools that do not have this facility. J.J Watt also interacts with families, especially children, and helps them with financial aid. 

A lot of these families are survivors of school shootings. Watt also donated a sum of $100,000 to aid Housten in recovering from Hurricane Harvey. He set a goal of $200,000 to collect for the purpose and surpassed it by collecting $37 million.

Conclusion

To conclude, Justin James Watt has achieved so much in so little time. He prides himself in striving to achieve greatness. To him, money is not as important as achieving success in his field of strength.

Q) Is J.J Watt married?

J. J Watt married Kealia Ohai, a professional soccer player, after dating her for three years. They announced the arrival of a child in June 2022.