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JJ Watt announces NFL broadcasting role, new ‘global platform to make fun of my brothers’

Keith Farner

By Keith Farner

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JJ Watt has left the field, and is now headed for the broadcasting industry.

The former Wisconsin star pass rusher, most notably in the NFL with the Houston Texans, will join CBS Sports this fall in a studio role.

“I am extremely excited to be joining JB, Coach, Boomer, Phil and Nate,” Watt said. “Talk a little NFL this fall, talk a little life. Have a global platform to make fun of my brothers on. It really is a great opportunity, I’m very much looking forward to it. Very much looking forward to talking NFL with all you fans this fall and hopefully giving you some knowledge, giving you a little experience and maybe some laughs along the way.”

Watt is a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and the 2017 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. CBS announced Watt agreed to a multi-year deal to serve as an NFL studio analyst across all platforms. Watt will make his first appearance on “The NFL Today” in Week 1.

Drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft out of Wisconsin (No. 11 overall), Watt played 12 NFL seasons with the Texans (2011-20) and Arizona Cardinals (2021-22).

 

Keith Farner

Keith Farner has written about college football for newspapers and web sites since 2005.