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Daily Brew: J.J. Watt pays tribute to Justin Verlander

Oct 01, 2019 at 02:51 PM

Deepi Sidhu

Texans Insider and Lead Writer

When J.J. Watt got a sack last Sunday, he paid tribute to another great Houston professional athlete: Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.

In the third quarter of the game against Carolina, Watt strip-sacked Kyle Allen and then recovered the ball himself at the Panthers' 18-yard line. Instead of his usual celebratory salute, the five-time All-Pro decided to try something new. After his fumble recovery, Watt heaved the football towards the end zone.

That celebration was supposed to be a wind-up and pitch as an ode to @JustinVerlander’s 3,000 career strikeouts and 300 strikeouts this season. Got a little too excited and it turned into a crow hop from centerfield 😂 https://t.co/XYNqHcdEIF
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 30, 2019

Verlander reached the career milestone on Saturday night in the Astros final game of the regular season. Watt's wind-up and strikeout may have been lost on fans watching the game, but the ace pitcher was definitely amused and flattered.

😂😂😂 “Ended up being a crow hop from center field.” I can’t stop laughing. It’s the effort that counts right?!? Much appreciated brother. 👊🏻
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) September 30, 2019

With the sack, Watt owns a franchise-record 95.0 career sacks. Since entering the league in 2011 (108 games), only Denver's Von Miller has more in the NFL during that span.

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