Earlier this year, in March, Derek Watt, former fullback for the Los Angeles Chargers, announced his retirement from the NFL, making his brother, T.J. Watt the last of the sibling trio to remain an ongoing member of the league.
The Watt brothers, raised by John and Carrie Watt, have turned over turf on football’s greatest stage, beginning in 2011 when J.J., the eldest, was drafted into the NFL.
While Derek did not play in his final season in the league, the 2024 season will be the first that, most certainly, fans can expect fewer than two Watt brothers to debut on an NFL roster since 2016.
Here is a look back at the Watt brothers’ NFL careers and where they are now.
From left to right, J.J. Watt, Derek Watt and T.J. Watt. ( Amy Sussman/Getty Image)
J.J. WATT
J.J., born March 22, 1989 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, starred as an elite defensive end at the University of…