Great Texans win against the Chargers on last night’s Monday Night Football! Now we’re hoping that Welch Middle School (TX) tallies lots of wins with their new equipment for flag football and soccer funded by JJWF.
Great Texans win against the Chargers on last night’s Monday Night Football! Now we’re hoping that Welch Middle School (TX) tallies lots of wins with their new equipment for flag football and soccer funded by JJWF.
“My goal has been and always will be to make you proud both on the field and off. I am very fortunate to have a platform through which I’m able to give back and help provide kids with an opportunity to work hard towards their dreams the same way I did. That wouldn’t be possible… Read more »
Wishing the Ortiz Middle School tennis players the best of luck as we are thrilled to provide funds for their after school tennis programs for their 6th-8th graders!
Excited to announce that Pilgrim Academy in Texas is adding softball to their after school program. The JJWF funded their brand new softball equipment, fencing for the backstop, and uniforms. Play ball!
JJ Watt pays a visit to Camp Hometown Heroes, a free week-long overnight summer camp for children and younger siblings of fallen U.S. service members. This summer the camp hosted 63 children from 14 states who had a loved one pass away while serving in the war. For more pictures from JJ’s day at… Read more »
Doesn’t matter if it’s on the playground at recess, or on an air strip in the middle of Afghanistan, boys will be boys! In this clip, JJ Watt tells the story of a soldier challenging fellow NFL player Steve Smith to a 40-yard foot race during their March 2013 NFL-USO tour. Watch it here.
Some people look to NFL players as heroes, but for JJ Watt, the real heroes are the individuals who risk their lives every day to serve our country. In the most recent “My Story” video profiling JJ’s trip with the NFL-USO tour to Afghanistan, Watt talks about what it was like going inside a Chinook… Read more »
With some many stories coming back from the war in Afghanistan, sometimes it’s easy to forget that each and every soldier has a name, and their own personal story. For JJ Watt, having the chance to take a ride in the very same helicopters that the military uses on its missions really made the experience… Read more »
For JJ Watt, posing with the fans and smiling for the camera is a daily occurrence (and sometimes more like a several hundred times a day occurrence) but that doesn’t stop JJ from going the extra step to try to really connect with the fans and make the moment personal. In this “My Story,” JJ… Read more »
JJ Watt recently had the opportunity to play football on the front lines, in Afghanistan. He explains more about his NFL-USO trip in this “My Story” video. Check it out here.