Houston Texans: J.J. Watt canceling the Charity Classic is a good move

Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt had a bit of a announcement to make in regard to something we’d all to expect around the late spring of every year.  He did so informally but it was the best possible way to communicate his reasoning as to why.  Let’s take a look and examine further.

Houston Texans fans have been privileged to have a guy like J.J. Watt on the roster, one of greatest football players of this generation, he continues to turn heads on and off the field.  And for that, we certainly can be proud of his efforts.

As we’re right in the thick of the Houston Texans off season, many things come to mind as to what type of player he’ll be after returning from a grueling leg injury that he sustained early last season.  It was tough to watch him being helped off the field, teary-eyed while grimacing in pain as he was helped to the locker room and eventually to the hospital.

But as the fierce competitor that he is, he wants to fight back to absolve his candidacy as well as his desire to be the best.  I honestly think the days of a overpoweringly dominant Watt are over but the player we saw last season was just as effective and more technical with his work.  Not a lot got past him even through the stretch so it’s a real possibility we’ll see that in 2018.

Along with that thought, this would be the time of the year to gear up to attend the J.J. Watt Charity Softball Classic with all proceeds to benefit his charity, the J.J. Watt Foundation.  This would be a game featuring all willing participants on the Houston Texans roster and it would give fans to get an up-and-close view of what these guys are like when not playing football.

It always seemed like loose, fun and family-oriented affair and it has come a long way from being hosted at the tiny Constellation Field in Sugar Land to the more cavernous sight lines at Minute Maid Park.

But Houston Texans will have to put their pursuit of attending the game on hold as Watt told Debbie the Texan, an avid, die-hard, extremely knowledgeable fan the news:

It’s totally understandable that he’s made this decision and I don’t blame him one bit for doing it.  He’s still working on the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts by dispersing the $37 million in funds to various charities and helping out with after-school athletic programs.  People are still being helped.

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I honestly think the Houston sports fan base can deal with one year without the game as it will be back and better than ever in 2019.  A healthy, effective Watt is not only good for the Houston Texans but it enables him to still lend a strong, steady to help those in need in the diverse, sprawling community that he shares with us.

Since the first game held back in 2013, this effervescent happening has raised more than $3 million for the foundation, an amazing feat within itself.  Watt will certainly look to build off that when the sixth-annual classic is held next year.

Go Texans.