Justin James Watt

Justin James Watt: Biography in Details

Who is Justin James Watt?

Justin James Watt (famous as J. J. Watt) is a former football player and actor of American nationality. Justin James Watt is popular for featuring in Bad Moms (2016), New Girl (2011), and The League (2009).

He has played for teams named Houston Texans (2011–2020) and Arizona Cardinals (2021–2022).

For his amazing playing skills, he was awarded NFL Defensive Player of the Year three times in 2012, 2014, plus 2015.

Justin James Watt- Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Justin James Watt’s full birthdate is 22 March 1989 and he was born in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Similarly, the name of his father is John Watt and his mother’s identity is Connie Watt.

Further, Justin James Watt’s ancestry is a mix of Swedish-Scottish-Slavic-German-Polish, and has two younger brothers Derek Watt plus T. J. Watt.

As to his academics, he has attended Pewaukee High School. Then he was enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was offered a scholarship.

Justin James Watt- Profession, Career

Justin James Watt in his high school as well as University days played football.

He then went on to join the NFL. He was first selected by Houston Texans in 2011. With this team, he played for around 10 years. Then, he joined another team in Arizona Cardinals in 2021 but only for a short time.

After a year, in 2022, he left the NFL.

Awards & Highlights

• Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2017)
• 5× First-team All-Pro (2012–2015, 2018)
• 2× Second-team All-Pro (2014, 2018)
• 5× Pro Bowl (2012–2015, 2018)
• 2× NFL sacks leader (2012, 2015)

Apart from playing football, Justin James Watt has appeared in many screen projects since 20123. His first appearance was in three episodes of the TV series The League as J.J. Watt.

Then he did an episode of another show New Girl playing himself J.J. Watt. Moreover, Justin James Watt has shown his amazing skills in other screen projects where he was seen in notable characters. They are,

• Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk as a Football Player in 2016
• Bad Moms (2016) as Coach Craig

Justin James Watt- Net Worth, Salary

By the sources of 2023, Justin James Watt’s net worth is estimated at $70 million. The yearly salary that Justin James Watt charges is around $16 Million.

As of now, his acting credits are a total of 05. He was paid over $15.5 million by the Houston Texans team. Besides this, he has endorsed many brands such as Reebok, Gatorade, Ford, Verizon, and more.

Furthermore, Justin James Watt owns a home on a 35-acre plot in Waukesha County that has four bedrooms bought at $800,000.

Rumors, Controversy

The former player of the Arizona Cardinals, Justin James Watt is keeping himself away from scandals and rumors.

Body Features- Height, Weight

Justin James Watt has an average height of 6 ft 5 inches and his body weight is 131 kg. Adding some more, he has blue eyes and light brown hair color.

Social Media

Justin James Watt is available on a few social sites and with a huge number of fans. On his public Instagram, he has 4.4m followers and counting.

Also, he is on Twitter plus Facebook with around 5.6M and 12M supporters respectively. But he has more than 378k fans on TikTok.

Trivia/Facts

• Justin James Watt is 34 years old as of 2023.
• His zodiac sign is Aries.
• In the past, he worked as a pizza delivery boy for Pewaukee Pizza Hut.
• He has founded a charity organization named the Justin J. Watt Foundation.

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