Future Hall of Famer knows a thing or two about being judged early on in your professional football career, so he wants it to stop for the rookies currently in OTAs.
Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt is shown before a game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sept. 25, 2022, in Glendale, Arizona.
"'Rookie has rough practice in his first week of OTAs.' Yeah, that's called being a rookie. It's called first week of OTAs," Watt said."I had rough practices every single year in my 12 years. I've had rough games. I've had multiple rough games. S--t's hard. It's the National Football League." "This is part of the reason why it's tough for guys to develop. Because we're judging everybody on every single individual rep every single day," he continued."We're posting videos online of practice reps and guys working on their craft and guys trying to do new things.
"I understand, this is a business. We're paid millions of dollars, and you expect greatness right out of the gate out of every single guy, and you're going to say, ‘Suck it up and deal with it.' But let's let guys develop. Let's let guys get some practices under their belt. Let's let guys get into the league. Let's let them grow as a player. Let's let them get some NFL coaching.
J.J. Watt of the Arizona Cardinals looks on against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 17, 2021, in Cleveland.
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