JJ Watt Posts Comments From Furious Texans Fans After He Got Drafted In 2011

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I’m in about four group chats talking about the NFL Draft and in EVERY ONE of them there is that know-it-all asshole who pretends his assessment of players is gospel, despite having watched like six college football games all year.

I’m as big a Patriots fan as the next guy and I’ll come out and say it–our first pick at 23, Isaiah Wynn, never fucking heard of the guy before 15 hours ago. He’s a stud offensive lineman from Georgia apparently, but that slipped my radar, and I was at the goddamn National Championship game.

You don’t know me. I know this. But if you can find it in your heart to do me a favor, tell that overly cocksure guy in your group chat trying to play “told ya so” to go play in traffic. He is not your friend.

Exhibit 1,283: When J.J. Watt was drafted by the Texans, droves of people came out to express their disdain for the pick. Last night, Watt posted an image demonstrating the

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Fast forward seven years and Watt is arguably the best defensive player in the league, a 4-time first-team All-Pro, 3-time Defensive Player of the Year, 2-time NFL sack leader, and around and around we go.

Oh, and for those fans who commented above. Lets check up on them…

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Chumps.

[h/t Bleacher Report]

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