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 4/16/2021)
TE, Jordan Akins, #88
TE, Antony Auclair
DL, Auzoyah Alufohai, #98
DB, Cornell Armstrong, #30
DL, Ross Blacklock, #90
OL, Justin Britt
DB, Terrence Brooks
TE, Pharaoh Brown, #85
OL, Cohl Cabral, #72
OL, Marcus Cannon
WR, Randall Cobb, #18
DL, Maliek Collins
WR, Chris Conley
WR, Brandin Cooks, #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter, #82
WR, Keke Coutee, #16
DB, Keion Crossen, #35
LB, Zach Cunningham, #41
LB, Tae Davis
DL, Brandon Dunn, #92
LB, Duke Ejiofor, #53
WR, Alex Erickson
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, #7
QB, Ryan Finley
OL, Hjalte Froholdt, #77
LB, Jonathan Greenard, #52
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill
LB, Nate Hall, #48
DB, Vernon Hargreaves III, #26
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
RB, Dontrell Hilliard, #27
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
RB, Buddy Howell, #38
RB, Mark Ingram
TE, Ryan Izzo
LB, Jordan Jenkins
RB, David Johnson, #31
DL, Jaleel Johnson
DB, Lonnie Johnson Jr., #32
P, Cameron Johnston
DB, Desmond King
LB, Christian Kirksey
DL, Shaq Lawson
RB, Phillip Lindsay
LB, Jacob Martin, #54
OL, Justin McCray
LB, Whitney Mercilus, #59
DB, Terrance Mitchell
WR, Donte Moncrief
DB, A.J. Moore Jr., #33
WR, Chris Moore
DB, Eric Murray, #23
LB, Hardy Nickerson
DL, Charles Omenihu, #94
DB, Jonathan Owens, #36
LB, Kevin Pierre-Louis
RB, Scottie Phillips, #40
TE, Paul Quessenberry
DB, John Reid, #34
DB, Justin Reid, #20
DL, Derek Rivers
WR, Andre Roberts
DB, Bradley Roby, #21
OL, Max Scharping, #74
DB, Tremon Smith
OL, Jordan Steckler
OL, Lane Taylor
QB, Tyrod Taylor
DL, Vincent Taylor
LB, Joe Thomas
DB, Tavierre Thomas
OL, Cole Toner
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
DL, MeMarcus Walker
TE, Kahale Warring, #81
QB, Deshaun Watson, #4
LS, Jon Weeks #46
