J.J. Watt could be out for rest of season with back injury

Dustin Schutte | 6 years ago

The most feared defensive end in the NFL might be on the sideline for the rest of the year.

On Tuesday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Texans’ defensive lineman J.J. Watt has re-injured his back and will miss significant time, which could mean the rest of the 2016 campaign.

Sources: #Texans star DL JJ Watt has re-injured his back and is expected to be out for an extended period of time. Could be the season.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 28, 2016

Watt had surgery on a herniated disc during the offseason, leaving many to wonder if the star would be healthy for the start of the season. The former Badger has played in all three games so far this year.

Watt had eight tackles and 1.5 sacks in those three games.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB

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