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NFL Superstar JJ Watt Responds to Booing Fans: 'There Was No Flag Involved'

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Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was surely bothered by his team’s lackluster performance in an opening night 34-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

But after the game, Watt said he was a bit bothered by something that happened before the game even took place.

Prior to the inaugural game of the 2020-2021 NFL season, the Texans and Chiefs linked arms in the middle of the field during a “moment of silence” for the sake of equality.

The usual controversy stirred when it came to athletes and social justice demonstrations, but this one featured an added twist — Chiefs fans could be heard booing during the “moment of silence.”

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Naturally, this led to a deluge of social media reactions that hijacked the fact that the NFL was making it’s annual return to cultural relevance:

But it wasn’t just social media pundits who heard the booing.

As mentioned above, Watt, who by all accounts appears to be a class act, took notice too.

The Texans superstar fired back at the “unfortunate” booing while talking to reporters after the game.

NFL Network reporter James Palmer posted a transcription of Watt’s remarks to Twitter:

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“We made a team decision and that’s the decision we made as a team and we’re all in this thing together,” Watt said in regard to the Texans staying in the locker room during the playing of the national anthem.

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“At the end of the day we are all brothers and part of a brotherhood. We had great conversations and we’ve done a lot of great things.”

When it came to the “moment of silence,” Watt condemned the booing and defended the actions of both teams.

“The moment of unity I personally thought was good. I mean the booing during that moment was unfortunate,” Watt said.

“I don’t fully understand that. There was no flag involved. There was nothing involved other than two teams coming together to show unity.”

Watt finished the game with three total tackles.

Unfortunately for Watt and his Texans defense, the Chiefs put up 377 total yards of offense, including 166 rushing yards.

The Texans face a real threat of falling to 0-2 when they host the dynamic Baltimore Ravens and reigning regular season MVP Lamar Jackson in Week 2. The Chiefs will travel to Los Angeles to play the Chargers in Week 2.

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Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.
Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate.
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