Live from New York... it'll be J.J. Watt.
The Texans defensive end will host 'Saturday Night Live' on February 1st in New York City.
No stranger to movies and television, Watt becomes the 27th athlete to host the late night variety show. He's also appeared in the 2016 comedy motion picture "Bad Moms", in which he played a soccer coach, and he portrayed a football player in Ang Lee's 2016 film "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk".
Watt was himself in three 'The League' episodes on the FX Channel, and he also played himself in the 'New Girl' series on FOX.
He co-hosted the 2016 CMT Music Awards with FOX sideline reporter Erin Andrews, and along with his brothers Derek and T.J., is an executive producer on an upcoming FOX show called 'Ultimate Tag'.
A 3-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Watt played eight games in 2019 before a pectoral injury ended his season. He returned off the injured reserve and played in both January playoff games.
Watt is the 11th person with NFL playing experience to host Saturday Night Live, joining the likes of Walter Payton, Joe Montana, Tom Brady and the Manning brothers.
The show will air live on KPRC-2 in the Houston area a week from this Saturday.
SNL debuted on NBC in 1975.
| HOST w/NFL EXPERIENCE | YEAR HOSTED |
|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2007 |
| Alex Karras | 1985 |
| Eli Manning | 2012 |
| Peyton Manning | 2007 |
| Joe Montana | 1987 |
| Walter Payton | 1987 |
| Deion Sanders | 1995 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1978 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1977 |
| Carl Weathers | 1988 |
The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 1/14/2019)
S, Mike Adams, 27
LB, Tyrell Adams, 50
S, Jahleel Addae, 37
TE, Jordan Akins, 88
P, Bryan Anger, 9
CB, Cornell Armstrong, 30
OLB, Davin Bellamy, 48
DE, Angelo Blackson, 97
WR, DeAndre Carter, 14
OL, Chris Clark, 77
ILB, Dylan Cole, 51
CB, Gareon Conley, 22
WR, Keke Coutee, 16
CB, Keion Crossen, 35
ILB, Zach Cunningham, 41
DE, Brandon Dunn, 92
OLB, Duke Ejiofor, 53
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, 7
TE, Darren Fells, 87
WR, Will Fuller, V, 15
OL, Zach Fulton, 73
CB, Phillip Gaines, 29
FB, Cullen Gillaspia, 44
S, Tashaun Gipson, 39
WR, Chad Hansen, 85
CB, Vernon Hargreaves, 28
RB, Karan Higdon, 31
WR, DeAndre Hopkins, 10
OL, Tytus Howard, 71
RB, Buddy Howell, 38
RB, Carlos Hyde, 23
RB, Duke Johnson, 25
CB, Lonnie Johnson, Jr., 32
OL, Roderick Johnson, 63
RB, Taiwan Jones, 34
CB, Johnathan Joseph, 24
OLB, Peter Kalambayi, 58
An image from the Oct. 25, 2018 regular season home game against the Miami Dolphins. The Texans won 42-23.
OLB, Chris Landrum, 42
OL, Rick Leonard, 72
S, Shalom Luani, 42
OL, Greg Mancz, 65
LB, Jacob Martin, 54
C, Nick Martin, 66
QB, AJ McCarron, 2
QB, Alex McGough, 3
LB, Benardrick McKinney, 55
OLB, Whitney Mercilus, 59
An image from the Dec. 30, 2018 regular season home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Texans won 20-3.
LB, Barkevious Mingo, 52
WR, Steven Mitchell, Jr., 11
S, A.J. Moore, 33
OL, Elijah Nkansah, 75
DE, Charles Omenihu, 94
NT/DE, D.J. Reader, 98
S, Justin Reid, 20
CB, Bradley Roby, 21
DE, Ira Savage-Lewis, 96
OLB, Brennan Scarlett, 57
OL, Max Scharping, 74
OL, David Steinmetz, 79
WR, Kenny Stills, 12
TE, Jordan Thomas, 83
OL, Laremy Tunsil, 78
NT, Eddie Vanderdoes, 95
DL, Carlos Watkins, 91
QB, Deshaun Watson, 4
DE, J.J. Watt, 99
QB/WR, Joe Webb, III, 5
LS, Jon Weeks, 46
WR, Isaac Whitney, 19
