The newest Arizona Cardinals defensive end hyped up quarterback Kyler Murray in a Saturday tweet.
Much like last offseason, the Arizona Cardinals showed they were not messing around. One year after acquiring star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, the Cardinals went back to the Houston Texans well again to sign defensive end J.J. Watt to a two-year contract. Not only did the Cardinals land one of the top pass rushers in the league, but they also got a top-tier hype man.
Watt was putting in work at the team facility on Saturday and decided to send a tweet to his new quarterback, Kyler Murray. In said message, Watt asked Murray why he had to keep taking home the big dumbbells on the weekends, complete with photo “evidence.”
Cardinals’ J.J. Watt hypes up quarterback Kyler Murray
This is, without a doubt, an ultimate hype-up by Watt. And we are sure Murray was appreciative of getting this Twitter notification on Saturday.
Watt seems to be having a great time with the Cardinals after a hellish season with the Texans. When the team fell to 4-12 on the year, Houston brought in a new general manager in Nick Caserio and a new head coach in David Culley. With the trajectory of the Texans going down the toilet, Watt requested a release from his contract, and the team obliged. So, he decided to reunite with Hopkins in Arizona and gets to defend for another top quarterback in the league in Murray.
Through 16 games this past season, Murray completed 67.2 percent of his passes for 3,971 yards, 26 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, while running for 819 yards and 11 scores on 133 carries.
Watt is among the newest Cardinals entering the 2021 league year, alongside A.J. Green, Rodney Hudson and Malcolm Butler. After narrowly missing out on the playoffs last year, the Cardinals appear to be all-in on making it this upcoming season. One thing is for certain: The Cards may need to invest in more dumbbells if we are to believe Watt.