The former Houston Texans superstar made an impact that was recognized highly amongst his peers.
There has been generational athletes in every sport since the new century rolled over. Who are among the best, though? With domination from athletes like Serena Williams, Tom Brady and LeBron James in their respective sports, that's a difficult question to answer.at it, though, ranking the top 100 professional athletes since the year 2000, which had some surprising results. The Houston Texans were included on the list as former superstar JJ Watt was slotted at No. 58.
Watt was an absolute beast as a Texan. Having spent ten years in Houston, he he played and started in 128 games, totaling 531 tackles, 172 tackles for loss, 282 QB hits and 101 sacks. He was nothing short of elite and is a Texans legend. In 2014 -- Watt's fourth season in the NFL and with the Texans -- the superstar was the runner-up for the MVP award while securing his second Defensive Player of the Year award. In 2012, he had a career-high 20.5 sacks in a season, which led to his first Defensive Player of the Year award.
Needless to say, Watt was purely dominant in a Texans jersey, and he retired at the peak of his game after two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.Kade has been covering a wide variety of teams ranging from the NFL to the NBA and college athletics since joining Sports Illustrated's FanNation in 2022.
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