Houston Texans: J.J. Watt underwent successful surgery

Houston Texans star defensive player J.J. Watt had minor knee surgery but is expected to make a full recovery for the 2019 NFL Season.

Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reported that Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt had minor surgery in his knee after their season came to an end against the Indianapolis Colts. Watt was first listed on the injury report with a knee injury back in Week 12 and was a limited participant in practice through the remainder of the season. He also dealt with an elbow injury after getting hurt in the last game of the regular season against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Watt remained productive despite those injuries and proved that he was back to his old self after dealing with back and knee injuries the past couple of seasons. He finished the season with 61 combined tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, 25 quarterback hits, four pass deflections, and a league-leading and career-high seven forced fumbles.

He was voted for his fifth Pro Bowl of his career since being drafted with 11th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, but it remains to be seen if he’ll actually play with the game less than two weeks away. The Texans expect for him to be ready for the start of the 2019 season, and that will be the priority moving forward.

NFL players have always put their health before going to the Pro Bowl and Watt wouldn’t be the exception as he is coming off his first full season after dealing with serious injuries the last couple of seasons.