page_title: J. J. Watt
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: J. J. Watt / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: Davin Joseph and Justin James "J.J." Watt visits troops at the Warrior Recovery Center in Regional Command-South, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013.
context_page_description: Justin James Watt is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Texans in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
  Watt received the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award three times in his first five seasons. Although primarily a defensive end, he occasionally shifts to defensive tackle in some situations. He has also taken snaps on offense, catching three touchdown passes during the 2014 season. In 2014, Watt became the first player in NFL history to record two 20+ sack seasons in a career. He holds the Texans' franchise records for both sacks and forced fumbles. In 2017, Sports Illustrated named Watt its Sportsperson of the Year.
context_section_description: Watt played ice hockey from age four until he was 13 years old, traveling as far as Canada and Germany for tournaments. He said that he played "primarily as a center and was a goal scorer." Because of the financial cost of the sport and making a choice between hockey and football, Watt stopped playing hockey to focus on football. Watt has joked that he "may or may not" use skating as part of his offseason training.
  While an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Watt delivered pizzas for a Pewaukee Pizza Hut.
  On July 22, 2015, Watt was named the Vice-President of Power Relations for Reliant. Reliant is a retail electric provider in Texas, also a subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc.
  On February 15, 2018, Baylor College of Medicine announced that Watt would receive an honorary degree from their medical school. On May 29, 2018, he received the degree of Doctor of Humanities in Medicine.
  Watt is the older brother of fullback Derek Watt and linebacker T. J. Watt, both of whom are members of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  Since 2016, Watt has been in a relationship with professional soccer player Kealia Ohai. In 2019, they became engaged. Watt and Ohai were married on February 15, 2020, in the Bahamas.
  Watt was named the Grand Marshal of the 2019 Daytona 500. On February 1, 2020, Watt hosted Saturday Night Live.
caption: Watt (right) with Davin Joseph (second from left) and two U.S. soldiers recovering at Regional Command South in March 2013
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