INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - OCTOBER 20: J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans on the field using Bose wireless headphones before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 20, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
The Patriots probably won’t be JJ Watt’s landing spot.
The New England Patriots were reportedly cheaper than usual on the free agent market last offseason because they wanted to be perfectly positioned to take advantage of the league’s pandemic-induced salary cap situation.
Though you could certainly question the morality behind that decision, it did end up working out, and there’s something to be said for that.