Maurkice Pouncey’s retirement isn’t the only big NFL news of the day. The Houston Texans are reportedly set to release JJ Watt, according to this tweet from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The #Texans are releasing star JJ Watt, source said.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 12, 2021
Houston will get massive cap relief while Watt will get the chance to play for a contending team. The writing’s been on the wall for several weeks now with Watt openly questioning if he would return to Houston considering the mass dysfunction of the team.