J.J. Watt is one of the most respected players in NFL history, and as such, when he publicly calls out an organization, people tend to take notice. That’s just what happened when Watt was critical of the way the Dallas Cowboys are running things.
“Cowboys owner Jerry Jones randomly takes a shot at Micah Parsons, saying even if they sign him, it doesn’t mean they’ll have him, because he was hurt for 6 games last year (fact check: he only missed 4). He then also says they made Dak Prescott the richest player in football — and he missed two-thirds of the year,” reported NFL insider Ari Meirov.
It didn’t take long for Watt to weigh in.
“Anytime you can publicly take a dig at your star quarterback and your star pass rusher simultaneously, right before the season begins, you just gotta take it… Nothing makes guys want to fight for you more than hearing how upset you are that they got hurt while fighting for you,” Watt responded.
Fans reacted to Watt’s response on social media.
“As long as Jerry manages the Cowboys, they won’t be winning or doing anything at all,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“Truly an astonishing thing to say out loud – poor leadership, and surely a major hit to whatever culture they have left,” someone else added.
“Yep. The last couple of years, he’s worried much more about people thinking he’s right than what’s best for the team,” one fan wrote.
It’ll be interesting to see if Watt’s words force Jones to reconsider his approach to the media.