J.J. Watt

Sport speaker for hire JJ Watt is perhaps the best defensive player in the NFL. He is a 3x Defensive Player of the Year award recipient for the Houston Texans. Watt is a Walter Payton Man of the Year recipient and member of the coveted Top 100 Most Influential People list by Time.

Motivational speaker JJ is a well known philanthropist. When Watt isn’t sacking quarterbacks he’s involved in many community outreach and charity efforts. He won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2018. This award is given to the player that year who is most involved in philanthropic work in the community outside of football. Philanthropist JJ is well respected off the field for his charitable efforts, perhaps most notably the $37 million he raised to help Hurricane Harvey victims. He’s also created his own foundation, the JJ Watt Foundation, which has donated millions of dollars to helping youth. The foundation’s efforts are headlined by the JJ Watt Charity Classic softball game and home run derby. 

Motivational speaker JJ was named to Time’s Top 100 Most Influential People list in 2018 for his philanthropic efforts. For as good of a football player as JJ is he’s an even better person. Due to this JJ is a highly appealing athlete to work with for endorsements. According to Forbes, JJ is “one of the NFL’s most marketable players”. He has endorsed companies such as Ford and Gatorade.

In addition to his charitable donations, JJ has also become interested in acting. He’s a well known personality and has made appearances in Bad Moms and The League, playing himself.

APPEARANCES: The League, Bad Moms, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, New Girl, The Dan Patrick Show, Late Night with Seth Myers, SportsCenter, Football Night in America, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of The Year, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Fox News Sunday, Fox Sports Live, Garbage Time with Katie Nolan, The Rich Eisen Show, ESPN’s Mike & Mike, The Jim Rome Show, Weekend Today, Entertainment Tonight, HBO’s Hard Knocks, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Good Morning America Weekend Edition, Path to the Pros, 2009 Champs Sports Bowl

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