Swinging a softball bat doesn't create any reservations or concerns for Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt.
The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year says he feels confident that his twice surgically repaired back is ready for action during his annual charity softball game Saturday night at Minute Maid Park.
"'No, I feel fantastic," Watt said when asked if he was worried that playing softball would bother his back. "I've done more core work in the past eight months than I think just about anybody in the world. My core is about as tight and locked in as it can get at the moment.