J.J. Watt, for the first time since fifth grade, is enjoying his summer instead of spending it on a practice field. Watt, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year who retired after the 2022 season, is instead spending his summer golfing, spending time with family and serving in his role (along with his wife, Kealia) as a minority owner of Burnley FC, an English soccer club.
While he won’t be on a football field this summer, Watt can be found on the cover of Wheaties boxes along with his younger brother, Pittsburgh Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt. J.J. and T.J. are the first brotherly duo to share the cover of a Wheaties box. Along with having the Watt brothers on its cover, Wheaties donated $100,000 to the Justin J. Watt Foundation to help in its work of creating safe, after-school athletic opportunities for middle schoolers.
“It kind of is a full circle thing,” J.J. Watt recently said during a one-on-one interview with CBS Sports. “Not only did I grow up looking at the box … but then to have them donating to my charity and helping kids all across the country is really special.
“We’ve grown up as athletes seeing the Wheaties box as such an iconic status of great athletes. For us to be on the cover…
