J.J. Watt’s playing days may be behind him, but the retired defensive end apparently already has found a way to assert himself in the conversation with some of the biggest names in his new field.
Now a CBS analyst, Watt showed off his new reporting chops Thursday with a major scoop about former Cardinals teammate Zach Ertz, who’s been on injured reserve since Oct. 24 with a quad injury.
In Watt’s announcement, he revealed that Ertz, with whom he played in 2021 and ’22, had a recent request for his release granted by Arizona, allowing him to hit free agency in order to “sign with a contender.” Watt’s report also featured a hilarious tongue-in-cheek nod to Schefter, whose confirmation of the move moments later put him the rare position of being late to a story.
