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Watch: NFL stars send J.J. Watt into retirement with touching tribute

Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt—a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, two-time NFL sack leader and Walter Payton Man of the Year honoree during his playing days in the Bayou City—called it a career on Sunday.

In the lead-up to the final game of a journey that will undoubtedly land the Arizona Cardinals defensive end in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Watt got a little emotional while watching a heartwarming tribute during a team meeting. The clip—which will air in its entirety Wednesday night as part of the season finale of HBO's Hard Knocks: In Season—was posted to Arizona's social media accounts Tuesday evening.