Texans DE J.J. Watt explained that his recovery from a broken leg has been a lot easier for him than returning from back surgery last year.
“I think one of the biggest things that’s a little bit easier about this year is with the back injury, nobody can see it,” Watt said, via Sarah Barshop of ESPN. “You’re walking around, you look normal. Everything seems normal. When you’re on crutches … people can understand a broken leg a lot easier than they can understand a broken back.
“Last year I felt so guilty, because I could walk, I could move, but I couldn’t play.