<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--[if IE 8]> <html lang="en" class="no-js ie-browser lt-ie9"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 9]> <html lang="en" class="no-js ie-browser ie9"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 9]><!--> <html lang="en" class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]-->
<head>

	<script>(function(H){H.className=H.className.replace(/\bno-js\b/,'js')})(document.documentElement)</script>

	<meta charset="UTF-8">
	<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge">
	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

	<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
	<link rel="pingback" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/xmlrpc.php">

	
	<!--[if lt IE 9]>
    <script src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/usatoday-lawrence/js/lib/html5.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/usatoday-lawrence/ie8.css">
	<![endif]-->

	<!--[if gte IE 9]>
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/usatoday-lawrence/ie9.css">
	<![endif]-->

	
	
<meta name="description" content="&quot;We&#039;re going to come out of this stronger than ever.&quot;" /><meta name="news_keywords" content="J.J. Watt, JJ, Hurricane Harvey, Harvey, houston, floods, damage, storm, recovery, donate" />
<meta name="keywords" content="j.j. watt, jj, hurricane harvey, harvey, houston, floods, damage, storm, recovery, donate" /><meta property="fb:app_id" content="451360081611296" />
<meta property="fb:admins" content="1651440013" />

<title>J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video | For The Win</title>
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="no3A69hVM5ut63_reMWqC5VegUmDtCMsgeO4Wh_iBY8" />
		<script src='https://r-login.wordpress.com/remote-login.php?action=js&amp;host=ftw.usatoday.com&amp;id=58289342&amp;t=1518524522&amp;back=http%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2017%2F08%2Fjj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl' type="text/javascript"></script>
		<script type="text/javascript">
		/* <![CDATA[ */
			if ( 'function' === typeof WPRemoteLogin ) {
				document.cookie = "wordpress_test_cookie=test; path=/";
				if ( document.cookie.match( /(;|^)\s*wordpress_test_cookie\=/ ) ) {
					WPRemoteLogin();
				}
			}
		/* ]]> */
		</script>
		<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s2.wp.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s0.wp.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//native.sharethrough.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//mtrx.go.sonobi.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//usatodaysports-d.openx.net' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//js-sec.indexww.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s1.wp.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//cdn4.wibbitz.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//tags.tiqcdn.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//usatftw.wordpress.com' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="For The Win &raquo; Feed" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/feed" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="For The Win &raquo; Comments Feed" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/comments/feed" />
	<script type="text/javascript">
		/* <![CDATA[ */
		function addLoadEvent(func) {
			var oldonload = window.onload;
			if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
				window.onload = func;
			} else {
				window.onload = function () {
					oldonload();
					func();
				}
			}
		}
		/* ]]> */
	</script>
			<script type="text/javascript">
			window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?m=1516999477h&ver=4.9.4"}};
			!function(a,b,c){function d(a,b){var c=String.fromCharCode;l.clearRect(0,0,k.width,k.height),l.fillText(c.apply(this,a),0,0);var d=k.toDataURL();l.clearRect(0,0,k.width,k.height),l.fillText(c.apply(this,b),0,0);var e=k.toDataURL();return d===e}function e(a){var b;if(!l||!l.fillText)return!1;switch(l.textBaseline="top",l.font="600 32px Arial",a){case"flag":return!(b=d([55356,56826,55356,56819],[55356,56826,8203,55356,56819]))&&(b=d([55356,57332,56128,56423,56128,56418,56128,56421,56128,56430,56128,56423,56128,56447],[55356,57332,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56418,8203,56128,56421,8203,56128,56430,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56447]),!b);case"emoji":return b=d([55357,56692,8205,9792,65039],[55357,56692,8203,9792,65039]),!b}return!1}function f(a){var c=b.createElement("script");c.src=a,c.defer=c.type="text/javascript",b.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(c)}var g,h,i,j,k=b.createElement("canvas"),l=k.getContext&&k.getContext("2d");for(j=Array("flag","emoji"),c.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},i=0;i<j.length;i++)c.supports[j[i]]=e(j[i]),c.supports.everything=c.supports.everything&&c.supports[j[i]],"flag"!==j[i]&&(c.supports.everythingExceptFlag=c.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&c.supports[j[i]]);c.supports.everythingExceptFlag=c.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!c.supports.flag,c.DOMReady=!1,c.readyCallback=function(){c.DOMReady=!0},c.supports.everything||(h=function(){c.readyCallback()},b.addEventListener?(b.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",h,!1),a.addEventListener("load",h,!1)):(a.attachEvent("onload",h),b.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",function(){"complete"===b.readyState&&c.readyCallback()})),g=c.source||{},g.concatemoji?f(g.concatemoji):g.wpemoji&&g.twemoji&&(f(g.twemoji),f(g.wpemoji)))}(window,document,window._wpemojiSettings);
		</script>
		<style type="text/css">
img.wp-smiley,
img.emoji {
	display: inline !important;
	border: none !important;
	box-shadow: none !important;
	height: 1em !important;
	width: 1em !important;
	margin: 0 .07em !important;
	vertical-align: -0.1em !important;
	background: none !important;
	padding: 0 !important;
}
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-0-1' href='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??-eJx9kM1OxDAMhF8IY1UsKzggHoOzk5rUu86P6pSKtyelqsQKyCWasb/xSMG1gM+pcqoYFyi6BEmGKlc2vHAt5K/w7e692R3+jfs8c5vHQnUjIo9CrBwb1ovFcj5Sm5xaV7dmLY0G58rMZtDeKEuEOrWi37l9jB9ScDGqeaRPUFpnTp6P5RsZOelWyhi4Glr2QgrSkFuzhwVTrvvyEL2rgTNo9lQlpxsD70oy96IzO82hyYCN+mH/+4DphEGzI92A1/gyPA7np+E0PD9cvgBqn74+?cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
<script>var googletag_cmd_push = function(o){ return googletag.cmd.push( o ); };</script><script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var amznAcctId = ["3090"];
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var prebidOptions = {"timeout":"500","prebid":[{"name":"_d_banner_flex","appnexus":7467607,"indexId":41,"indexSiteId":175838,"rubiconAccountId":10968,"rubiconSiteId":26280,"rubiconZoneId":311982},{"name":"_d_atf_flex","appnexus":7467637,"indexId":42,"indexSiteId":175841,"rubiconAccountId":10968,"rubiconSiteId":26280,"rubiconZoneId":311982},{"name":"_d_btf_flex","appnexus":7467665,"indexId":43,"indexSiteId":175842,"rubiconAccountId":10968,"rubiconSiteId":26280,"rubiconZoneId":311982},{"name":"_mw_320x50","appnexus":7467693,"indexId":44,"indexSiteId":175843,"rubiconAccountId":10968,"rubiconSiteId":33144,"rubiconZoneId":313880},{"name":"_mw_300x250","appnexus":7467722,"indexId":45,"indexSiteId":175844,"rubiconAccountId":10968,"rubiconSiteId":33144,"rubiconZoneId":313880}],"tablet":"","mobile":""};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
!function(a9,a,p,s,t,A,g){if(a[a9])return;function q(c,r){a[a9]._Q.push([c,r])}a[a9]={init:function(){q("i",arguments)},fetchBids:function(){q("f",arguments)},setDisplayBids:function(){},_Q:[]};A=p.createElement(s);A.async=!0;A.src=t;g=p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];g.parentNode.insertBefore(A,g)}("apstag",window,document,"script","//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js");window.bidSlots=window.bidSlots||[];window._mweb=0;apstag.init({pubID: amznAcctId, adServer: "googletag"});
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s2.wp.com/_static/??-eJyVjt0KwjAMRl/Irmyi7kZ8lq6NM3X9MWk35tPbgV6IQxECgeR8J5FTFOj1kA2wtKVuGWh+tsryRn4DhMOeVILKoX/BOvgEPi2sCx0OIDIDqb7MiugcVrgYODlgLtDK9v0l9CPC9BOzkKLSV0HAeP+wpguUe3LEKDOrFIyaxaAmAq9hcXVoDJBwypeX6N90JCgC0ZTcyR3rXb1t2nbfHOwDudSIEA=='></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://mtrx.go.sonobi.com/morpheus.usatoday.1587.js?ver=4.9.4'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://usatodaysports-d.openx.net/w/1.0/jstag?nc=7103-USA_RON&#038;ver=4.9.4'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' async src='https://js-sec.indexww.com/ht/p/184031-126856402220676.js?ver=4.9.4'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var heapTrackingId = "2876821568";
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var usatoday_gallery_ajax_object = {"publisherGA":"UA-39676707-1","sharethispubid":"fd7eb3e3-60ab-4eeb-9e7b-cb89e8ec8c83"};
var _usmgOptions = {"ipdir":"r","gaid":"UA-39676707-1","dfpid":"","pid":"SMG_FTW_OO","ads":[],"tlmurl":"https:\/\/tags.tiqcdn.com\/utag\/gci\/forthewin\/prod\/utag.js"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??-eJytkNFqwzAMRX9oqnFL2dPYpwzNURMlsqNZdtP8/VzaFfa0BvYmdDkH6bpFIcypUCquDBTJ3JnVVcMyd7iC4JIpBXJx7qq0FBPKWjgYWMisxdxobiBUKBnDxKnfjfbi/tCq1J5TsylDjyKU+eo2o5uwEArXeM/W/1BW67TtlxbB2e/2zzgf3zfeJlYQThOc5lANTnzZqhi/6vWZiJy2osKfP7i19qenKvl1Pnf5YWjzdj6q0EcmDENj3+ObP/rXw3Hv/WH8Bqyl26k='></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var utag_data = {"ssts":"sports:ftw","priority_asset":"","blogname":"ftw","videoincluded":"no","platform":"desktop","contenttype":"story pages","assetid":"706001","headline":"J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video","byline":"Andrew Joseph","taxonomykeywords":"Houston Texans, Hurricane Harvey, JJ Watt"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
					utag_data.clickPage = sessionStorage.getItem( "clickPage" );
					sessionStorage.setItem( "clickPage", window.location.href );
					
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/gci/forthewin/prod/utag.js?ver=4.9.4'></script>
<link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://usatftw.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
<link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="https://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> 
<meta name="generator" content="WordPress.com" />
<link rel='shortlink' href='https://usat.ly/2wB972t' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://public-api.wordpress.com/oembed/?format=json&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2017%2F08%2Fjj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl&amp;for=wpcom-auto-discovery" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/xml+oembed" href="https://public-api.wordpress.com/oembed/?format=xml&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2017%2F08%2Fjj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl&amp;for=wpcom-auto-discovery" />
<!-- Jetpack Open Graph Tags -->
<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
<meta property="og:title" content="J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video" />
<meta property="og:url" content="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl" />
<meta property="og:description" content="&#8220;We&#8217;re going to come out of this stronger than ever.&#8221;" />
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2017-08-27T22:43:53+00:00" />
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2017-08-27T22:43:53+00:00" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="For The Win" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=576&amp;crop=1" />
<meta property="og:image:width" content="1024" />
<meta property="og:image:height" content="576" />
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@forthewin" />
<meta name="twitter:text:title" content="J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video" />
<meta name="twitter:image:src" content="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=640" />
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@ForTheWin" />
<meta property="article:publisher" content="https://www.facebook.com/usatodayftw" />
<meta property="article:author" content="https://www.facebook.com/andrewjosephFTW" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/2ef498b87825ac1e90fb08b478c63932?s=32" sizes="16x16" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/2ef498b87825ac1e90fb08b478c63932?s=32" sizes="16x16" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/2ef498b87825ac1e90fb08b478c63932?s=114" />
<link rel='openid.server' href='http://usatftw.wordpress.com/?openidserver=1' />
<link rel='openid.delegate' href='http://usatftw.wordpress.com/' />
<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/osd.xml" title="For The Win" />
<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="https://s1.wp.com/opensearch.xml" title="WordPress.com" />
<script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime()</script><meta name="sop-property" content="581b62d42a2cc300124a6a6e"><style type="text/css">
.articleBody a,
.author__description a,
.search-no-results .entry-content a,
.archive-no-results .entry-content a,
.nav__item--parent > a:after,
.nav__item--podcast .nav__item-link,
.mobile-nav__item--podcast .mobile-nav__item-link,
.mobile-nav__footer-menu .mobile-nav__item a:active,
.trending__item:before,
.trending__link,
.hero__shares,
.column h3 > a:hover,
.second-tab-content p > a:hover,
.single-related p > a:hover,
.sidebar-upper .widget_usat_sidebar_top_posts_widget .text-block a:hover,
.widget--box .text-block a:hover,
.widget--section-promo p > a:hover,
.column .meta-info a,
.zone--video .medium .author a,
.block--hero .reply-block,
.social-cta__button,
.social-cta__notice--error,
#footer-info .togglee a:hover,
#footer-info .togglee a:active,
.article__subheading,
.articleBody h2,
.search-no-results .entry-content h2,
.archive-no-results .entry-content h2,
.article__author a,
.author__twitter a,
.articleBody .pq,
.search-no-results .entry-content .pq,
.archive-no-results .entry-content .pq,
.single-related .block__shares,
.widget--section-promo .block__shares,
.article__back:before,
.article__back:hover,
.archive .heading .taxonomy,
.search-results .heading .taxonomy,
.search-results .heading > span,
.archive.author .heading h1 a,
.widget_text .textwidget a,
.sidebar-upper .widget_usat_sidebar_top_posts_widget .text-block > h2,
.widget--box .text-block > h2,
.widget--author a,
.newsletter-close-alt a,
.related .block__title:hover,
.hero__secondary .hero__link:hover .hero__title {
	color: #eb1e00;
}

.mobile-stream-tabs h2,
.column .heading-small h2,
.sidebar-upper .widget .heading-small h2,
.single-related .heading-small h2,
#video-container .heading-small h2,
.mobile-stream-tabs > div {
	border-bottom-color: #eb1e00;
}

@media all and (min-width: 1000px) {
	.branding__logo-link {
		border-bottom-color: #eb1e00;
	}
}

.article__pagination .article__pagination__button:hover,
.article__pagination .article__pagination__link:hover,
.article__pagination .article__pagination__button:active,
.article__pagination .article__pagination__link:active {
	border-color: #eb1e00;
}

.nav__item:hover,
.nav__item--current,
#footer-info {
	border-top-color: #eb1e00;
}

.articleBody blockquote:not(.pq),
.search-no-results .entry-content blockquote:not(.pq),
.archive-no-results .entry-content blockquote:not(.pq) {
	border-left-color: #eb1e00;
}

.article__back,
.newsletter__input,
.daily-newsletter__input {
	border-color: #eb1e00;
}

.hero__label,
.column .block .img-holder .meta,
.second-tab-content h2,
.single-related .fixed-height-img-holder.link .meta,
.mobile-nav__menu .mobile-nav__item > a:active,
.mobile-nav__menu .mobile-nav__item--current > a,
.article__pagination__current,
.articleBody:after,
.search-no-results .entry-content:after,
.archive-no-results .entry-content:after,
.story-share-buttons .share-count,
.newsletter__button,
.daily-newsletter__button {
	background-color: #eb1e00;
}

.newsletter__button:after,
.daily-newsletter__button:after {
	background-color: #eb1e00;
}

@media all and (min-width: 1000px) {
	.branding {
		border-bottom-color: #eb1e00;
	}
}
</style>
<link rel="canonical" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl" />
		<style>
			.wpcom-related-posts ul li {
				list-style-type: none;
				display: inline-block;
			}
		</style>
		<meta name="application-name" content="For The Win" /><meta name="msapplication-window" content="width=device-width;height=device-height" /><meta name="msapplication-tooltip" content="What fans are talking about." /><meta name="msapplication-task" content="name=Subscribe;action-uri=http://ftw.usatoday.com/feed;icon-uri=http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/2ef498b87825ac1e90fb08b478c63932?s=16" />
<!-- Include google_services.js -->
<script async="async" src="https://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js"></script>
<script>
	var bottomAdMobileRendered = false,
		googletag = googletag || {},
		bidTimeout;
	googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];
	bidManager.timeout = 2500;
	bidManager.addBidder('a9');
		bidManager.addBidSlot({ slotID: "videoSlot", mediaType : 'video' } );

	</script>
<!-- helper function for targeting the url -->
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function(e,t){function i(){e.googletag=e.googletag||{};e.sdpTargeting=this.urlTargeting();e._sitePage=e.sdpTargeting.sp}var n,r;i.prototype.urlTargeting=function(){var t=e.location.pathname.replace(/\/$/,""),n=new RegExp("/([^/]*)","ig"),r=t.match(n),i=["/"],s="";if(r&&t!=="/"){var o="",u=r.length;if(u>0){for(var a=0;a<u;a++){o=r[a];i.push(o);for(var f=a+1;f<u;f++){o+=r[f];i.push(o)}if(a===0){i.splice(-1,1);s=o}}}i.push(s)}i=i.reverse();var l=e.location.toString().replace(/\=/ig,":").match(/\?(.+)$/),c=RegExp.$1.split("&"),h=e.location.toString().replace(/\/*(\?|\&|\x26)*(\w+=\w+)*$/,"");var p=h.replace(/http:\/\//,"").split("/");var d=p.length==1?"main":p[1].match(/^$|^index\.(php|htm|html)+$/i)?"main":"general";return{title:h,targetPaths:i.slice(0,9),fullPath:i[0],queryStr:c,domainName:e.location.hostname,sp:d}};n=new i})(window,document)
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
if (typeof amznads !== "undefined") {
	var key = 'amznslots';
	var values = amznads.getTokens(); //comma separated
}
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
window.dfpTargetingObject = {"kw":["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"],"category":"NFL","referrer":"","isMobile":"0"};
googletag_cmd_push(function() {
window.lawrence_dfp_desktop_skin = googletag.defineSlot("/7103/SMG_FTW_OO/skin/sports/general", [1,1], "acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_skin").addService(googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kw',["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"]).setTargeting('category',["NFL"]).setTargeting("title", sdpTargeting.title).setTargeting("targetPaths", sdpTargeting.targetPaths).setTargeting("fullPath", sdpTargeting.fullPath).setTargeting("queryStr", sdpTargeting.queryStr).setTargeting("domainName", sdpTargeting.domainName) ).setTargeting("position", ["skin"]);window.lawrence_dfp_desktop_interstitial = googletag.defineSlot("/7103/SMG_FTW_OO/interstitial/sports/general", [2,1], "acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_interstitial").addService(googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kw',["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"]).setTargeting('category',["NFL"]).setTargeting("title", sdpTargeting.title).setTargeting("targetPaths", sdpTargeting.targetPaths).setTargeting("fullPath", sdpTargeting.fullPath).setTargeting("queryStr", sdpTargeting.queryStr).setTargeting("domainName", sdpTargeting.domainName) ).setTargeting("position", ["interstitial"]);window.lawrence_dfp_desktop_sponsor_by_logo = googletag.defineSlot("/7103/SMG_FTW_OO/logo/sports/general", [[100,50]], "acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_sponsor_by_logo").addService(googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kw',["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"]).setTargeting('category',["NFL"]).setTargeting("title", sdpTargeting.title).setTargeting("targetPaths", sdpTargeting.targetPaths).setTargeting("fullPath", sdpTargeting.fullPath).setTargeting("queryStr", sdpTargeting.queryStr).setTargeting("domainName", sdpTargeting.domainName) ).setTargeting("position", ["logo"]);window.lawrence_dfp_desktop_top = googletag.defineSlot("/7103/SMG_FTW_OO/728x90_flex/sports/general", ['fluid',[728,90],[970,66],[970,250]], "acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_top").addService(googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kw',["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"]).setTargeting('category',["NFL"]).setTargeting("title", sdpTargeting.title).setTargeting("targetPaths", sdpTargeting.targetPaths).setTargeting("fullPath", sdpTargeting.fullPath).setTargeting("queryStr", sdpTargeting.queryStr).setTargeting("domainName", sdpTargeting.domainName) ).setTargeting("position", ["728x90_flex"]);window.lawrence_dfp_desktop_top_300x250 = googletag.defineSlot("/7103/SMG_FTW_OO/300x250_1a/sports/general", [[300,250],[300,600]], "acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_top_300x250").addService(googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kw',["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"]).setTargeting('category',["NFL"]).setTargeting("title", sdpTargeting.title).setTargeting("targetPaths", sdpTargeting.targetPaths).setTargeting("fullPath", sdpTargeting.fullPath).setTargeting("queryStr", sdpTargeting.queryStr).setTargeting("domainName", sdpTargeting.domainName) ).setTargeting("position", ["300x250_1a"]);window.lawrence_dfp_desktop_bottom_300x250 = googletag.defineSlot("/7103/SMG_FTW_OO/300x250_2a/sports/general", [[300,250],[300,600]], "acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_bottom_300x250").addService(googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kw',["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"]).setTargeting('category',["NFL"]).setTargeting("title", sdpTargeting.title).setTargeting("targetPaths", sdpTargeting.targetPaths).setTargeting("fullPath", sdpTargeting.fullPath).setTargeting("queryStr", sdpTargeting.queryStr).setTargeting("domainName", sdpTargeting.domainName) ).setTargeting("position", ["300x250_2a"]);window.lawrence_dfp_desktop_native = googletag.defineSlot("/7103/SMG_FTW_OO/native/sports/general", [[640,170],[3,1]], "acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_native").addService(googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kw',["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"]).setTargeting('category',["NFL"]).setTargeting("title", sdpTargeting.title).setTargeting("targetPaths", sdpTargeting.targetPaths).setTargeting("fullPath", sdpTargeting.fullPath).setTargeting("queryStr", sdpTargeting.queryStr).setTargeting("domainName", sdpTargeting.domainName) ).setTargeting("position", ["native"]);window.lawrence_dfp_desktop_outstream = googletag.defineSlot("/7103/SMG_FTW_OO/outstream/sports/action/general", [4,1], "acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_outstream").addService(googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kw',["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt","Andrew Joseph","NFL"]).setTargeting('category',["NFL"]).setTargeting("title", sdpTargeting.title).setTargeting("targetPaths", sdpTargeting.targetPaths).setTargeting("fullPath", sdpTargeting.fullPath).setTargeting("queryStr", sdpTargeting.queryStr).setTargeting("domainName", sdpTargeting.domainName) ).setTargeting("position", ["outstream"]);window.wasabiAsyncStickAd = false;
if ( ! window.hasOwnProperty( 'wasabiAsyncStickCallback' ) ) {
	window.wasabiAsyncStickCallback = function() {
		'use strict';
		window.wasabiAsyncStickAd = true;
	};
}
googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();

googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs();
googletag.enableServices();

bidManager.initialize();
});
</script>
<link rel="amphtml" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl/amp" /><style type="text/css" id="syntaxhighlighteranchor"></style>
		<link rel="stylesheet" id="custom-css-css" type="text/css" href="https://s1.wp.com/?custom-css=1&#038;csblog=3WzIG&#038;cscache=6&#038;csrev=128" />
		
	<script type="text/javascript">
		var is_user_logged_in = 0;
	</script>

</head>

<body class="post-template-default single single-post postid-706001 single-format-standard mp6 customizer-styles-applied single-post--section highlander-enabled highlander-light">

	
	<div id='acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_skin' style='width:1px; height:1px;'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_skin'); });</script></div><div id='acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_interstitial' style='width:2px; height:1px;'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_interstitial'); });</script></div><div id='acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_outstream' style='width:4px; height:1px;'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_outstream'); });</script></div>
	
<div id="wrapper">

	<div class="sticky-header-ad-above-nav-extra-space"></div>
<div id="header-ad" class="  header-ad--above-nav sticky-header-ad-above-nav">
	<div id='acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_top' style='width:%width%px; height:%height%px;'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_top'); });</script></div></div>
<div class="sticky-header-ad-below-nav-extra-space"></div>

	<div class="wrapper-holder">

		<div id="usat-newsletter-modal" class="widget newsletter-modal newsletter-modal--hidden widget--newsletter widget--box">
<div class="newsletter__wrapper modal">

	<div class="newsletter__signup-wrapper">
		<form novalidate="novalidate" action="http://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/usat/v1/gems/subscribe/">

			
			<input
				type="email"
				class="newsletter__input"
				placeholder="Enter your email address"
				name="email"
				required
			>
			<button
					type="submit"
					class="newsletter__button"
			>Sign up			</button>

			
							<div class="newsletter-close-alt">
					<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="newsletter__close-button">No thanks.</a>
				</div>
			
		</form>

					<div class="newsletter__sidetext">
				<h3>Are you in?</h3>
				<p>Sign up for the For The Win daily email newsletter for the top stories every day.</p>
			</div>
			</div>

	<div class="newsletter__state newsletter__state--success">

		<h3 class="newsletter__header">Success</h3>

		<p class="newsletter__text">
			Thanks for signing up.<br>
			You&#039;ll be waking up a little more awesome tomorrow.		</p>

	</div>

	<div class="newsletter__state newsletter__state--error">

		<h3 class="newsletter__header">Whoa!</h3>

		<p class="newsletter__text newsletter__text--error">
			Something went wrong.		</p>

		<button class="newsletter__button newsletter__button--reset">
			Try again?		</button>

	</div>

			<div class="newsletter-phone-wrapper">
							<img src="https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/usatoday-lawrence/modules/newsletter/images/newsletter-wire.jpg" alt="newsletter"/>
										<div class="daily-newsletter__site-logo">
					<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/logo-ftw.png" class="daily-newsletter-logo-img"/>
				</div>
			
							<div class="daily-newsletter__latest-image">
					<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/ap_pyeongchang_olympics_figure_skating_team_event_97374782.jpg?w=272&#038;h=94&#038;crop=1"/>
				</div>
					</div>
	</div>

	<div class="newsletter__close">
		<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="newsletter__close-button">&times;</a>
	</div>
</div><div
	class="branding branding--section"
	id="nav-branding"
	style="background-image: url( 'https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/sectionhead-nfl-2x1.jpg' );"
>
	<span class="branding__logos">
					<a
				href="http://ftw.usatoday.com"
				title="For The Win"
				class="branding__logo-link branding__logo-link--home"
			>
				<img
					src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/logo-ftw-light-1.png"
					alt="For The Win"
					class="branding__logo"
					height="30"
								>
			</a>
		
					<a
				href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nfl"
				title="For The Win"
				class="branding__logo-link branding__logo-link--section"
			>
				<span class="branding__section">NFL</span>
			</a>
			</span>

	
	<span class="branding__search">
		<form method="get" class="branding__search-form" action="http://ftw.usatoday.com" role="search">
			<input type="text" name="s" value="" placeholder="search For The Win" class="branding__search-input">
			<a class="branding__search-close"></a>
		</form>
	</span>

			<a class="branding__brand" href="http://usatodaysports.com" target="_blank" title="USA TODAY Sports">
			<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/usat-logo-header-rev1.png" alt="USA Today Sports" class="branding__brand-image" height="24">
		</a>
		<a class="branding__mobile"></a>
</div>
<header class="nav  ">
	<nav class="nav__wrap">
		<ul class="nav__menu">
			<li id="menu-item-55068" class="nav__item nav__item--nfl"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nfl">NFL</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55073" class="nav__item nav__item--nba"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nba">NBA</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55072" class="nav__item nav__item--mlb"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/mlb">MLB</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55075" class="nav__item nav__item--nhl"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nhl">NHL</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55074" class="nav__item nav__item--ncaaf"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/ncaaf">NCAAF</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-452980" class="nav__item nav__item--mma"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/mma">MMA</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-660408" class="nav__item nav__item--racing"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/racing">Racing</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55076" class="nav__item nav__item--golf"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/golf">Golf</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-422131" class="nav__item nav__item--culture"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/culture">Culture</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55080" class="nav__item nav__item--ncaab"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/ncaab">NCAAB</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55077" class="nav__item nav__item--tennis"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/tennis">Tennis</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-452981" class="nav__item nav__item--boxing"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/boxing">Boxing</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-391909" class="nav__item nav__item--soccer"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/soccer-2">Soccer</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-551445" class="nav__item nav__item--olympics"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics">Olympics</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-507254" class="nav__item nav__item--video"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/ftw-video/">Video</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-473224" class="nav__item nav__item--podcasts"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/podcasts">Podcasts</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-422132" class="nav__item nav__item--lists"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/lists">Lists</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-422338" class="nav__item nav__item--longform"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/longform">Longform</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-324676" class="nav__item nav__item--gifs"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/gifs/">GIFs</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-374758" class="nav__item nav__item--graphics"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/infographics">Graphics</a></li>
		</ul>
		<ul class="nav__social nav__social--section">
			<li class="nav__item nav__item--social nav__item--facebook">
			<a href="https://www.facebook.com/usatodayftw" class="nav__item-link"></a>
		</li>
			<li class="nav__item nav__item--social nav__item--twitter">
			<a href="https://twitter.com/forthewin" class="nav__item-link"></a>
		</li>
			<li class="nav__item nav__item--social nav__item--instagram">
			<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ftwusatoday/" class="nav__item-link"></a>
		</li>
			<li class="nav__item nav__item--social nav__item--podcast">
			<a href="/podcasts" class="nav__item-link"></a>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</nav>
</header>

		
		
		<div id="main" class="site-main ">

			

<div id="primary" class="content-area">
	<div id="content" class="site-content" role="main">

		
		
			<article id="post-706001" class="post-706001 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nfl tag-houston-texans tag-hurricane-harvey tag-jj-watt" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

				<div class="article__title ">
	<h1 class="article__headline">J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video</h1>

			<img width="1000" height="600" src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=600&amp;crop=1" class="article__image wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=600&amp;crop=1 1000w, https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=2000&amp;h=1200&amp;crop=1 2000w, https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=640&amp;h=384&amp;crop=1 640w, https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=300&amp;h=180&amp;crop=1 300w, https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=768&amp;h=461&amp;crop=1 768w, https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=614&amp;crop=1 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-attachment-id="706002" data-permalink="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl/ap-patriots-texans-football-s-fbn-usa-tx-2" data-orig-file="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg" data-orig-size="4928,3280" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) on the sideline during an NFL football preseason game against the New England Patriots Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/Eric Christian Smith) ORG XMIT: otk&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503171152&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;AP PATRIOTS TEXANS FOOTBALL S FBN USA TX&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="AP PATRIOTS TEXANS FOOTBALL S FBN USA TX" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ap_patriots_texans_football.jpg?w=1000" />		<cite class="article__source"></cite>
		<div class="article__gradient"></div>
	</div>
<h1 class="article__headline article__headline--mobile">J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video</h1>

				<header class="entry-header  ">

					
<h2 class="">
	<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nfl" class="" itemprop="articleSection">NFL</a></h2>

					
					<div id="headline">
						<h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="name headline">J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video</h1>
											</div>

					
					
					<div class="meta-info single-headline" id="entry-byline">
						
<p itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">

	By <a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/andrew-joseph" title="Posts by Andrew Joseph" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Joseph</a> 
		<span class="post-date updated">August 27, 2017 6:43 pm</span>

	
	
					<span class="author-twitter-follow-button">
				<a href="http://twitter.com/andyj0seph" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">
					Follow					@andyj0seph				</a>
				<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script>
			</span>
		
	</p>
					</div>

					<div id='acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_mobile_sponsor_by_logo' style='width:%width%px; height:%height%px;'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_mobile_sponsor_by_logo'); });</script></div>
				</header>

				
				
				
				<div id="content-container">
					<div class="entry-content normal-format">

						
						<div class="story-share-buttons sms">
	<div class="share-button share-count">
		<span class="icomoon icon-shares"></span>
		<span class="count">232</span>
		<span class="share-text">shares</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstoryfb"
		class="share-button share-facebook st-custom-button"
		id="share-facebook"
		data-network="facebook"
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-facebook"></span>
		<span class="share-text">share</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstorytwitter"
		class="share-button share-twitter st-custom-button"
		id="share-twitter"
		data-network="twitter"
		data-username="forthewin"
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-twitter"></span>
		<span class="share-text">tweet</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstorypinterest"
		class="share-button share-pinterest st-custom-button"
		id="share-pinterest"
		data-network="pinterest"
		data-username=""
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-pinterest"></span>
		<span class="share-text">pin</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstorysms"
		class="share-button share-sms st-custom-button"
		id="share-sms"
		data-network="sms"
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-sms"></span>
		<span class="share-text">sms</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstorywhatsapp"
		class="share-button share-whatsapp st-custom-button"
		id="share-whatsapp"
		data-network="whatsapp"
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-whatsapp"></span>
		<span class="share-text">send</span>
	</div>

			<div
			data-track="ftwstoryemail"
			class="share-button share-email share-email-custom"
			id="share-email-custom"
		>
				<span class="icomoon icon-email"></span>
			<span class="share-text">email</span>
		</div>
</div>

						
						<div class="article__author">
	<p itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
		By: <a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/andrew-joseph" title="Posts by Andrew Joseph" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Joseph</a>		| August 27, 2017 6:43 pm		<span class="article__author__widgets">
							<span
	class="fb-like author__facebook"
	data-href="https://www.facebook.com/andrewjosephFTW"
	data-layout="button"
	data-action="like"
	data-show-faces="true"
	data-share="false"
></span>
<script>(function(d, s, id) {
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));
</script>
										<span class="author-twitter-follow-button author__twitter">
	<a href="http://twitter.com/andyj0seph" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">
		Follow @andyj0seph	</a>
	<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script>
</span>
					</span>
	</p>

	</div>


						
						<div class="articleBody" itemprop="articleBody"><p>The <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/27/tropical-storm-harvey-what-we-know/606575001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">catastrophic rain and flooding in Houston</a> from Hurricane Harvey (now a tropical storm) has left the nation&#8217;s fourth-largest city in a state of emergency as the storm is expected to continue for the coming days.</p>
<p>J.J. Watt isn&#8217;t waiting to get the recovery effort going for Houston.</p>
<p>The storm forced the Texans to travel to Dallas and wait out Harvey. They are scheduled to host the Cowboys in Houston on Thursday. As Watt spent the day watching news about the storm, he posted a video on Twitter to urge fans to <a href="https://www.youcaring.com/victimsofhurricaneharvey-915053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donate and help the city&#8217;s recovery</a>.</p>
<div class="embed-twitter">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey will be massive.<br />We must come together to help rebuild our communities.<a href="https://t.co/SR6DmnNbyM">https://t.co/SR6DmnNbyM</a> <a href="https://t.co/iiMsG2i4dl">pic.twitter.com/iiMsG2i4dl</a></p>
<p>&mdash; JJ Watt (@JJWatt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JJWatt/status/901919278072561665">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
<p>Watt said:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Sitting here watching the news, checking the internet and seeing everything that&#8217;s going on with Hurricane Harvey and the damage it&#8217;s causing back home, it&#8217;s very difficult. It&#8217;s very difficult not only because we have family and friends back there &#8212; some guys have kids, some guys have wives , families &#8212; that&#8217;s our city. It&#8217;s very tough to watch our city get hit by such a bad storm and not be there to help. Not be there to help with the recovery, not be there to help with the process. It&#8217;s very tough, so what I do want to do is I want to start a fundraiser because I know that these recovery efforts are going to be massive. I know that there&#8217;s going to be a whole bunch of people that we need to help get back on their feet. I know there&#8217;s going to be a lot we need to do to help rebuild. So, I&#8217;m going to put the link in my bio. You can donate something small. You can donate something big. Whatever you can donate, please donate to help these people out. Houston&#8217;s a great city. We&#8217;re going to come out of this stronger than ever. But we&#8217;re going to need a lot of money to help these people rebuild. So, if you can donate, please donate. Everyone in Houston, stay safe. Stay safe, we&#8217;re thinking about you. We&#8217;re gonna come back. We&#8217;re gonna help you out.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>As of Sunday afternoon, Watt had <a href="https://www.youcaring.com/victimsofhurricaneharvey-915053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised more than $150,000</a>.</p>
<p><em>You can <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/27/harvey-threatens-make-natural-disaster-history/606066001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read more from USA TODAY</a>. </em></p>
<aside class="related related--auto shortcode shortcode--auto-related">
				<h2 class="related__header">More NFL!</h2><a
			class="block block--related"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/manziel-starting-quarterback-comeback-interview-pmt-pardon-my-take-browns-nfl"
			data-track="ftw-in-article-related-auto"
			
		><h2 class="block__title">Johnny Manziel predicts that he will be a starting quarterback in the NFL again</h2></a><a
			class="block block--related"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/nfl-offseason-2018-cap-casualties-salary-cap-free-agency-richard-sherman-seahawks-cowboys-steelers"
			data-track="ftw-in-article-related-auto"
			
		><h2 class="block__title">25 NFL stars who could be cut during the 2018 offseason</h2></a><a
			class="block block--related"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/tom-brady-gisele-photo-super-bowl-loss-vacation-costa-rica-instagram-patriots-nfl"
			data-track="ftw-in-article-related-auto"
			
		><h2 class="block__title">Tom Brady moves on from Super Bowl loss with trip to Costa Rica: Losing streak stops at one</h2></a></aside>
</div>

						
						
						<p class="post-tags post-tags--hide"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/houston-texans" rel="tag">Houston Texans</a>, <a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/hurricane-harvey" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a>, <a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/jj-watt" rel="tag">JJ Watt</a>, <a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nfl" rel="category tag">NFL</a></p>
						<div class="story-share-buttons sms">
	<div class="share-button share-count">
		<span class="icomoon icon-shares"></span>
		<span class="count">232</span>
		<span class="share-text">shares</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstoryfb"
		class="share-button share-facebook st-custom-button"
		id="share-facebook"
		data-network="facebook"
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-facebook"></span>
		<span class="share-text">share</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstorytwitter"
		class="share-button share-twitter st-custom-button"
		id="share-twitter"
		data-network="twitter"
		data-username="forthewin"
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-twitter"></span>
		<span class="share-text">tweet</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstorypinterest"
		class="share-button share-pinterest st-custom-button"
		id="share-pinterest"
		data-network="pinterest"
		data-username=""
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-pinterest"></span>
		<span class="share-text">pin</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstorysms"
		class="share-button share-sms st-custom-button"
		id="share-sms"
		data-network="sms"
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-sms"></span>
		<span class="share-text">sms</span>
	</div>
	<div
		data-url="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl"
		data-short-url="https://usat.ly/2wB972t"
		data-track="ftwstorywhatsapp"
		class="share-button share-whatsapp st-custom-button"
		id="share-whatsapp"
		data-network="whatsapp"
	>
		<span class="icomoon icon-whatsapp"></span>
		<span class="share-text">send</span>
	</div>

			<div
			data-track="ftwstoryemail"
			class="share-button share-email share-email-custom"
			id="share-email-custom"
		>
				<span class="icomoon icon-email"></span>
			<span class="share-text">email</span>
		</div>
</div>
					</div><!-- .entry-content -->
				</div><!-- #content-container -->

				
			</article><!-- #post-## -->

		
		<div class="container divider"></div><aside class="width widget--author author main-column">
	<img width="90" height="90" src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/andy.jpg?w=90&#038;h=90&#038;crop=1" class="author__profile" alt="Andrew Joseph"/>
	<h3 class="author__name">
		Andrew Joseph	</h3>

	<span
	class="fb-like author__facebook"
	data-href="https://www.facebook.com/andrewjosephFTW"
	data-layout="button"
	data-action="like"
	data-show-faces="true"
	data-share="false"
></span>
<script>(function(d, s, id) {
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));
</script>
<span class="author-twitter-follow-button author__twitter">
	<a href="http://twitter.com/andyj0seph" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">
		Follow @andyj0seph	</a>
	<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script>
</span>

	<p class="author__description">
		Andrew Joseph is a writer at For The Win. He&#039;s the proud owner of a Johnny Estrada bobblehead, and he once shared an elevator with Matthew McConaughey. 
	</p>

	<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/andrew-joseph" class="author__archive">More &hellip;</a>
</aside>
<div class="container single-related container--wibbitz">
	<div class="heading-small"><h2>Recommended Videos</h2></div>
	<div class="wibbitz-widget" style="margin: 20px">
		<div wibbitz="embed-player-widget"></div>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="container single-related">

		<div class="heading-small">
		<h2>More <span>FTW</span></h2>
	</div>
	
	<div class="holder-column">
		<div class="column">
			<article class="block block-single-related" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">
	<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/chloe-kim-halfpipe-run-video-snowboarding-usa-final-winter-olympics"
	   data-track="ftwfeaturedstories ftwmore-chartbeat-1"
	   title="See 17-year-old Chloe Kim&#039;s stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics"
	   class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
	   rel="nofollow"
					style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics-_snowboard-1.jpg?w=295&#038;h=231&#038;crop=1');"
			   itemprop="url">

					<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics-_snowboard-1.jpg?w=295&#038;h=231&#038;crop=1" width="206" height="165" alt="See 17-year-old Chloe Kim&#039;s stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics" itemprop="image">
		
		<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

			</a>

	<div class="text-block">

		<span class="block__shares">720 shares</span><span class="block__time block__time--mobile">10hr ago</span>
		<h2><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a></h2>

		<p>
			<a data-track="ftwfeaturedstories ftwmore-chartbeat-1" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/chloe-kim-halfpipe-run-video-snowboarding-usa-final-winter-olympics"
			   title="See 17-year-old Chloe Kim&#039;s stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics" itemprop="url">
				See 17-year-old Chloe Kim's stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics			</a>
		</p>

	</div>
</article>
<article class="block block-single-related" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">
	<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/nfl-super-bowl-lii-patriots-eagles-macolm-butler-beching-bill-belichick-explanation"
	   data-track="ftwfeaturedstories ftwmore-chartbeat-2"
	   title="Benching Malcolm Butler was another stroke of genius from Bill Belichick ... in theory"
	   class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
	   rel="nofollow"
					style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usatsi_10587563-copy.jpg?w=295&#038;h=231&#038;crop=1');"
			   itemprop="url">

					<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usatsi_10587563-copy.jpg?w=295&#038;h=231&#038;crop=1" width="206" height="165" alt="Benching Malcolm Butler was another stroke of genius from Bill Belichick ... in theory" itemprop="image">
		
		<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

			</a>

	<div class="text-block">

		<span class="block__shares">15k shares</span><span class="block__time block__time--mobile">1w ago</span>
		<h2><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nfl" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">NFL</a></h2>

		<p>
			<a data-track="ftwfeaturedstories ftwmore-chartbeat-2" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/nfl-super-bowl-lii-patriots-eagles-macolm-butler-beching-bill-belichick-explanation"
			   title="Benching Malcolm Butler was another stroke of genius from Bill Belichick ... in theory" itemprop="url">
				Benching Malcolm Butler was another stroke of genius from Bill Belichick ... in theory			</a>
		</p>

	</div>
</article>
<article class="block block-single-related" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">
	<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/westminster-dog-show-2018-grooming-secrets-breeds-photos"
	   data-track="ftwfeaturedstories ftwmore-custom-3"
	   title="8 grooming secrets of Westminster Show dogs, from corn starch to oil baths"
	   class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
	   rel="nofollow"
					style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_news__westminster_kennel_club_dog_show_97396964.jpg?w=295&#038;h=231&#038;crop=1');"
			   itemprop="url">

					<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_news__westminster_kennel_club_dog_show_97396964.jpg?w=295&#038;h=231&#038;crop=1" width="206" height="165" alt="8 grooming secrets of Westminster Show dogs, from corn starch to oil baths" itemprop="image">
		
		<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

			</a>

	<div class="text-block">

		<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">16hr ago</span>
		<h2><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/animals" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Animals</a></h2>

		<p>
			<a data-track="ftwfeaturedstories ftwmore-custom-3" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/westminster-dog-show-2018-grooming-secrets-breeds-photos"
			   title="8 grooming secrets of Westminster Show dogs, from corn starch to oil baths" itemprop="url">
				8 grooming secrets of Westminster Show dogs, from corn starch to oil baths			</a>
		</p>

	</div>
</article>

		</div>
	</div>
</div>
<div class="container single-related" id="rcjsload_bf5c5f"></div><div class="container column container--stories">
	<div class="heading-small">
		<h2>The Latest</h2>
	</div>
	<div id='acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_native' style='width:%width%px; height:%height%px;'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_native'); });</script></div>
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/ice-dancer-alex-shibutani-explains-bond-with-sister-in-moving-instagram-post"
						title="Ice dancer Alex Shibutani explains bond with sister in moving Instagram post"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/ap_pyeongchang_olympics_figure_skating_team_event_97374782.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/ap_pyeongchang_olympics_figure_skating_team_event_97374782.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="Ice dancer Alex Shibutani explains bond with sister in moving Instagram post" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				31m			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">31m ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/ice-dancer-alex-shibutani-explains-bond-with-sister-in-moving-instagram-post"
						title="Ice dancer Alex Shibutani explains bond with sister in moving Instagram post"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							Ice dancer Alex Shibutani explains bond with sister in moving Instagram post					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 13, 2018 6:50 am </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/maggiehendricks66" title="Posts by Maggie Hendricks" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maggie Hendricks</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>For all those who look at them and think, &#8220;There&#8217;s no way I could do that with my sibling.&#8221;  </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/leslie-jones-shaun-white-snowboard"
						title="Leslie Jones on Shaun White&#039;s incredible qualifying run: &#039;Why y&#039;all surprised?&#039;"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics__snowboard_97410246-1.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics__snowboard_97410246-1.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="Leslie Jones on Shaun White&#039;s incredible qualifying run: &#039;Why y&#039;all surprised?&#039;" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				36m			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">36m ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/leslie-jones-shaun-white-snowboard"
						title="Leslie Jones on Shaun White&#039;s incredible qualifying run: &#039;Why y&#039;all surprised?&#039;"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							Leslie Jones on Shaun White&#039;s incredible qualifying run: &#039;Why y&#039;all surprised?&#039;					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 13, 2018 6:45 am </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/nina-mandell" title="Posts by Nina Mandell" class="author url fn" rel="author">Nina Mandell</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>He&#8217;ll compete in the final on Wednesday. </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/norway-curling-pants"
						title="Norwegian curlers put on fashion show to debut crazy pants"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics__curling-men_s_round_robin_session_6_61936476.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics__curling-men_s_round_robin_session_6_61936476.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="Norwegian curlers put on fashion show to debut crazy pants" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				1hr			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">1hr ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/norway-curling-pants"
						title="Norwegian curlers put on fashion show to debut crazy pants"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							Norwegian curlers put on fashion show to debut crazy pants					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 13, 2018 6:19 am </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/maggiehendricks66" title="Posts by Maggie Hendricks" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maggie Hendricks</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>They know how to smize.  </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/a-hangry-chloe-kim-was-surprised-with-a-churro-ice-cream-sandwich-after-her-gold-medal-performance"
						title="A &#039;hangry&#039; Chloe Kim was surprised with a churro ice cream sandwich after her gold medal performance"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics__snowboard_97405394.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics__snowboard_97405394.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="A &#039;hangry&#039; Chloe Kim was surprised with a churro ice cream sandwich after her gold medal performance" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				1hr			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">1hr ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/a-hangry-chloe-kim-was-surprised-with-a-churro-ice-cream-sandwich-after-her-gold-medal-performance"
						title="A &#039;hangry&#039; Chloe Kim was surprised with a churro ice cream sandwich after her gold medal performance"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							A &#039;hangry&#039; Chloe Kim was surprised with a churro ice cream sandwich after her gold medal performance					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 13, 2018 6:04 am </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/nina-mandell" title="Posts by Nina Mandell" class="author url fn" rel="author">Nina Mandell</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>Yum. </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/chloe-kim-tweets-shes-hangry-halfway-through-halfpipe-competition"
						title="Chloe Kim tweets she&#039;s &#039;hangry&#039; halfway through halfpipe competition"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics__snowboard_97402370.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics__snowboard_97402370.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="Chloe Kim tweets she&#039;s &#039;hangry&#039; halfway through halfpipe competition" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				9hr			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">9hr ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/chloe-kim-tweets-shes-hangry-halfway-through-halfpipe-competition"
						title="Chloe Kim tweets she&#039;s &#039;hangry&#039; halfway through halfpipe competition"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							Chloe Kim tweets she&#039;s &#039;hangry&#039; halfway through halfpipe competition					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 12, 2018 9:25 pm </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/maggiehendricks66" title="Posts by Maggie Hendricks" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maggie Hendricks</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>Who can blame her? </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/chloe-kim-halfpipe-run-video-snowboarding-usa-final-winter-olympics"
						title="See 17-year-old Chloe Kim&#039;s stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics-_snowboard-1.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics-_snowboard-1.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="See 17-year-old Chloe Kim&#039;s stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

											
<div class="meta" onclick="location.href='http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/chloe-kim-halfpipe-run-video-snowboarding-usa-final-winter-olympics';">
	<div class="reply-block">
		<a
			data-track="ftwmostrecent"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/chloe-kim-halfpipe-run-video-snowboarding-usa-final-winter-olympics"
			title="See 17-year-old Chloe Kim&#039;s stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics"
			class="reply" rel="nofollow"
			>reply </a>
					<span class="share-text">
	<span class="social-count">
		<span>720</span>
		shares	</span>
</span>
			</div>
</div>
									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				10hr			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">10hr ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/chloe-kim-halfpipe-run-video-snowboarding-usa-final-winter-olympics"
						title="See 17-year-old Chloe Kim&#039;s stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							See 17-year-old Chloe Kim&#039;s stunning gold-winning halfpipe runs at the Winter Olympics					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 12, 2018 8:59 pm </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/andrew-joseph" title="Posts by Andrew Joseph" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Joseph</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>Whoa.  </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/maddie-mastro-snowboarder-halfpipe-olympics-winter-singing-son-sick-of-being-told-snowboarding"
						title="What U.S. snowboarder Maddie Mastro was singing before her Olympic debut run"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics-_snowboard.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_olympics-_snowboard.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="What U.S. snowboarder Maddie Mastro was singing before her Olympic debut run" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

											
<div class="meta" onclick="location.href='http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/maddie-mastro-snowboarder-halfpipe-olympics-winter-singing-son-sick-of-being-told-snowboarding';">
	<div class="reply-block">
		<a
			data-track="ftwmostrecent"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/maddie-mastro-snowboarder-halfpipe-olympics-winter-singing-son-sick-of-being-told-snowboarding"
			title="What U.S. snowboarder Maddie Mastro was singing before her Olympic debut run"
			class="reply" rel="nofollow"
			>reply </a>
					<span class="share-text">
	<span class="social-count">
		<span>272</span>
		shares	</span>
</span>
			</div>
</div>
									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				10hr			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">10hr ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/maddie-mastro-snowboarder-halfpipe-olympics-winter-singing-son-sick-of-being-told-snowboarding"
						title="What U.S. snowboarder Maddie Mastro was singing before her Olympic debut run"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							What U.S. snowboarder Maddie Mastro was singing before her Olympic debut run					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 12, 2018 8:36 pm </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/andrew-joseph" title="Posts by Andrew Joseph" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Joseph</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>Amazing.  </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/joshua-cooper-ramo-nbc-analyst-fired-parts-ways-korea-japan-comments-example-olympics"
						title="NBC parts ways with analyst after Korea-Japan comments draw major backlash"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/afp_afp_z8141.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/afp_afp_z8141.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="NBC parts ways with analyst after Korea-Japan comments draw major backlash" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

											
<div class="meta" onclick="location.href='http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/joshua-cooper-ramo-nbc-analyst-fired-parts-ways-korea-japan-comments-example-olympics';">
	<div class="reply-block">
		<a
			data-track="ftwmostrecent"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/joshua-cooper-ramo-nbc-analyst-fired-parts-ways-korea-japan-comments-example-olympics"
			title="NBC parts ways with analyst after Korea-Japan comments draw major backlash"
			class="reply" rel="nofollow"
			>reply </a>
					<span class="share-text">
	<span class="social-count">
		<span>137</span>
		shares	</span>
</span>
			</div>
</div>
									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				11hr			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Olympics</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">11hr ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/joshua-cooper-ramo-nbc-analyst-fired-parts-ways-korea-japan-comments-example-olympics"
						title="NBC parts ways with analyst after Korea-Japan comments draw major backlash"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							NBC parts ways with analyst after Korea-Japan comments draw major backlash					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 12, 2018 7:49 pm </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/andrew-joseph" title="Posts by Andrew Joseph" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Joseph</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>Ramo claimed Japan was an &#8220;example&#8221; for all Koreans.  </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/robots-opening-doors-video-boston-dynamics-black-mirror-skynet-ahhhhh"
						title="Robots are opening doors now in terrifying Boston Dynamics video"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-12-at-4-28-31-pm.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-12-at-4-28-31-pm.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="Robots are opening doors now in terrifying Boston Dynamics video" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				12hr			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/internet-culture" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">Internet Culture</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">12hr ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/robots-opening-doors-video-boston-dynamics-black-mirror-skynet-ahhhhh"
						title="Robots are opening doors now in terrifying Boston Dynamics video"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							Robots are opening doors now in terrifying Boston Dynamics video					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 12, 2018 6:32 pm </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/andrew-joseph" title="Posts by Andrew Joseph" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Joseph</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>The machines are taking over.  </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	
		<article class="block big  " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			
				<div class="img-holder none light">
					<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/markelle-fultz-fultz-free-throw-sixers-shot-broken-vr-googles-virtual-reality-video-sixers"
						title="Report: Markelle Fultz is using VR goggles to help fix his broken shot"
						class="link fixed-height-img-holder responsiveshort"
						rel="nofollow"
						style="background-image: url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_nba-_toronto_raptors_at_philadelphia_76ers.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1');"
						itemprop="url"
						>

						
						
						<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usp_nba-_toronto_raptors_at_philadelphia_76ers.jpg?w=192&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1" width="320" height="250" alt="Report: Markelle Fultz is using VR goggles to help fix his broken shot" itemprop="image">
						<span class="ie-overlay-hack"></span>

						
											</a>

											
<div class="meta" onclick="location.href='http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/markelle-fultz-fultz-free-throw-sixers-shot-broken-vr-googles-virtual-reality-video-sixers';">
	<div class="reply-block">
		<a
			data-track="ftwmostrecent"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/markelle-fultz-fultz-free-throw-sixers-shot-broken-vr-googles-virtual-reality-video-sixers"
			title="Report: Markelle Fultz is using VR goggles to help fix his broken shot"
			class="reply" rel="nofollow"
			>reply </a>
					<span class="share-text">
	<span class="social-count">
		<span>548</span>
		shares	</span>
</span>
			</div>
</div>
									</div>

			
			<div class="mobile-date">
				13hr			</div>

			<div class="content  ">
									<h4 class="block-content-post-category">
						<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nba" class="category" itemprop="articleSection">NBA</a>						<span class="block__time block__time--mobile">13hr ago</span>					</h4>
				
				<h3>
										<a
						data-track="ftwmostrecent"
						href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/markelle-fultz-fultz-free-throw-sixers-shot-broken-vr-googles-virtual-reality-video-sixers"
						title="Report: Markelle Fultz is using VR goggles to help fix his broken shot"
						itemprop="url" 						>
							Report: Markelle Fultz is using VR goggles to help fix his broken shot					</a>
				</h3>

				
				
				<footer class="meta-info">
					<p>
												<span class="time">February 12, 2018 5:59 pm </span>
						<span class="dot">&middot;</span>
						<span class="author-links">
							<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/author/andrew-joseph" title="Posts by Andrew Joseph" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Joseph</a>													</span>
					</p>
				</footer>

				<p>This is getting crazy.  </p>

				
				
			</div>
		</article>
	</div>
<div class="social-cta container column">

	<h2 class="social-cta__header">
		Follow FTW!	</h2>

			<div class="social-cta__column social-cta__column--social">

			<h3 class="social-cta__type social-cta__type--social">Social</h3>
			<span class="social-cta__desc social-cta__desc--social">
				See FTW stories in your feed			</span>

							<a
					href="https://www.facebook.com/usatodayftw"
					class="social-cta__button social-cta__button--facebook"
					target="_blank"
				>Like For The Win</a>
			
							<a
					href="https://twitter.com/forthewin"
					class="social-cta__button social-cta__button--twitter"
					target="_blank"
				>Follow For The Win</a>
			
		</div>
	
			<div class="social-cta__column social-cta__column--email">

			<h3 class="social-cta__type social-cta__type--email">Newsletter</h3>
			<span class="social-cta__desc social-cta__desc--email">
				Get 10 hot stories each day			</span>

			<form action="http://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/usat/v1/gems/subscribe/">

				<span class="social-cta__input-wrapper">
					<input
						type="email"
						class="social-cta__input"
						placeholder="name@domain.com"
						name="email"
						required
					>
				</span>
				<button
					type="submit"
					class="social-cta__button"
				>Sign me up!</button>

			</form>

			<div class="social-cta__state social-cta__state--success">

				<span class="social-cta__notice social-cta__notice--success">Success</span>

				<p>
					Thanks for signing up.<br>
					You'll be waking up a little more awesome tomorrow.
				</p>

			</div>

			<div class="social-cta__state social-cta__state--error">

				<span class="social-cta__notice social-cta__notice--error">Whoa!</span>

				<p class="social-cta__text--error">
					Something went wrong.
				</p>

				<button class="social-cta__button social-cta__button--dark social-cta__button--reset">
					Try again?
				</button>

			</div>

		</div>
	
			<div class="social-cta__column social-cta__column--podcast">

			<h3 class="social-cta__type social-cta__type--podcast">Podcast</h3>
			<span class="social-cta__desc social-cta__desc--podcast">
				Hear FTW writers out loud			</span>

			<a
				href="/podcasts"
				class="social-cta__button social-cta__button--podcast"
			>Latest podcast</a>

		</div>
	
</div>
<a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nfl" class="article__back">More NFL</a>

		
	</div><!-- #content -->
</div><!-- #primary -->


<div id="secondary" class="widget-area container sidebar--follow" role="complementary">

	
	<aside id="sidebar-read-more" class="widget sidebar-upper">

		<div class="widget sidebar-ad top">
			<div id='acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_top_300x250' style='width:%width%px; height:%height%px;'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_top_300x250'); });</script></div>		</div>

		
		<div class="widget widget--section widget--box" id="section_widget-2"><div class="heading-small"><h2>Recent</h2></div><article class="block" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			<a
			style="background-image:url('http://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/xxx_xxx_img_2015_10_17_johnny_ma_1_1_lpcal0mr.jpg?crop=0px%2C62px%2C2425px%2C971px&#038;resize=300%2C120');"
			data-track="ftwmostshared"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/manziel-starting-quarterback-comeback-interview-pmt-pardon-my-take-browns-nfl"
			title="Johnny Manziel predicts that he will be a starting quarterback in the NFL again"
			class="img-holder"
			rel="nofollow"
			itemprop="url"
		>
					</a>
	
	<div class="text-block">

		
		<p><a
			data-track="ftwmostshared"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/manziel-starting-quarterback-comeback-interview-pmt-pardon-my-take-browns-nfl"
			title="Johnny Manziel predicts that he will be a starting quarterback in the NFL again"
			itemprop="url"
		>Johnny Manziel predicts that he will be a starting quarterback in the NFL again</a></p>

	</div>
</article>
<article class="block" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			<a
			style="background-image:url('https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/usatsi_10417256.jpg?w=300&#038;h=120&#038;crop=1');"
			data-track="ftwmostshared"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/nfl-offseason-2018-cap-casualties-salary-cap-free-agency-richard-sherman-seahawks-cowboys-steelers"
			title="25 NFL stars who could be cut during the 2018 offseason"
			class="img-holder"
			rel="nofollow"
			itemprop="url"
		>
					</a>
	
	<div class="text-block">

					<h2>220 shares</h2>
		
		<p><a
			data-track="ftwmostshared"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/nfl-offseason-2018-cap-casualties-salary-cap-free-agency-richard-sherman-seahawks-cowboys-steelers"
			title="25 NFL stars who could be cut during the 2018 offseason"
			itemprop="url"
		>25 NFL stars who could be cut during the 2018 offseason</a></p>

	</div>
</article>
<article class="block" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">

			<a
			style="background-image:url('http://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/ap_super_bowl_football.jpg?crop=0px%2C134px%2C4887px%2C1956px&#038;resize=300%2C120');"
			data-track="ftwmostshared"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/tom-brady-gisele-photo-super-bowl-loss-vacation-costa-rica-instagram-patriots-nfl"
			title="Tom Brady moves on from Super Bowl loss with trip to Costa Rica: Losing streak stops at one"
			class="img-holder"
			rel="nofollow"
			itemprop="url"
		>
					</a>
	
	<div class="text-block">

					<h2>740 shares</h2>
		
		<p><a
			data-track="ftwmostshared"
			href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/tom-brady-gisele-photo-super-bowl-loss-vacation-costa-rica-instagram-patriots-nfl"
			title="Tom Brady moves on from Super Bowl loss with trip to Costa Rica: Losing streak stops at one"
			itemprop="url"
		>Tom Brady moves on from Super Bowl loss with trip to Costa Rica: Losing streak stops at one</a></p>

	</div>
</article>
</div>		<div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl" data-widget-id="SB_1"
		data-ob-template="ForTheWin"></div>
		<script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script>
		
		<div class="widget sidebar-ad bottom">
			<div id='acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_bottom_300x250' style='width:%width%px; height:%height%px;'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_bottom_300x250'); });</script></div>		</div>

		
<div id="footer-info">
	<p class="footer__logo">
		<a href="http://usatodaysports.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
			<img src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/logo-usat-footer.png" alt="USA Today Sports">
		</a>
	</p>

	<div class="togglee">
		<div class="menu-footer-menu-container"><ul id="menu-footer-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-55069" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-55069"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/terms">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55070" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-55070"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/privacy">Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55071" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-55071"><a href="/privacy/#adchoices">Ad Choices</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-324652" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-324652"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/contact-ftw">Contact For The Win</a></li>
</ul></div>
		
		<p class="poweredby-wordpress">
			Powered by <a href="https://vip.wordpress.com/?utm_source=vip_powered_wpcom&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=VIP%20Footer%20Credit&#038;utm_term=ftw.usatoday.com" rel="generator nofollow" class="powered-by-wpcom">WordPress.com VIP</a>		</p>
	</div>

	<p class="toggler">
		<a href="#footer-toggle" rel="nofollow">
			Show More Information		</a>
		<span class="arrow-up"></span>
	</p>

	<script type="text/javascript">
		var footer_expand_text   = "Show More Information";
		var footer_collapse_text = "Show Less Information";
	</script>
</div>

	</aside>

	<div id="secondary-bottom"></div>

</div><!-- #secondary -->
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
			</div><!-- Site Main -->
		</div><!-- Wrapper Holder -->
	</div><!-- Wrapper -->

	
	<!-- wpcom_wp_footer -->
<script type="text/javascript">
	var _sf_async_config = {"uid":"89374","useCanonical":true,"domain":"usatoday.com","authors":"Andrew Joseph","sections":"ftw,NFL"};

	(function(){
		function loadChartbeat() {
			window._sf_endpt = (new Date()).getTime();
			var e = document.createElement('script');
			e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript');
			e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
			e.setAttribute('src',
			(('https:' == document.location.protocol) ? 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/' : 'http://') +
			'static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js');
			document.body.appendChild(e);
		}
		var oldonload = window.onload;
		window.onload = ( 'function' !== typeof window.onload ) ?
		loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); };
	})();
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function() {
var referer="";try{if(referer=document.referrer,"undefined"==typeof referer)throw"undefined"}catch(exception){referer=document.location.href,(""==referer||"undefined"==typeof referer)&&(referer=document.URL)}referer=referer.substr(0,700);
var rcel = document.createElement("script");
rcel.id = 'rc_' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000);
rcel.type = 'text/javascript';
rcel.src = "https://trends.revcontent.com/serve.js.php?w=30002&t="+rcel.id+"&c="+(new Date()).getTime()+"&width="+(window.outerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)+"&referer="+referer;
rcel.async = true;
var rcds = document.getElementById("rcjsload_bf5c5f"); rcds.appendChild(rcel);
var rcdsLawrence = document.getElementById( "single-related-revcontent-lawrence" );
if ( rcdsLawrence ) {
	rcdsLawrence.style.display = 'block';
}
})();
</script>
<div class="mobile-nav" id="mobile-nav-holder">
	<div class="mobile-nav__header">
					<img class="mobile-nav__logo" src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/ftw-icon-section-head.png" alt="For The Win">
				<a class="mobile-nav__breadcrumb" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com">Home</a>
		<span class="mobile-nav__close"></span>
	</div>
		<ul class="mobile-nav__social ">
					<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--stalk">Follow us&hellip;</li>
							<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--social mobile-nav__item--facebook">
				<a href="https://www.facebook.com/usatodayftw" class="mobile-nav__item-link"></a>
			</li>
					<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--social mobile-nav__item--twitter">
				<a href="https://twitter.com/forthewin" class="mobile-nav__item-link"></a>
			</li>
					<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--social mobile-nav__item--podcast">
				<a href="/podcasts" class="mobile-nav__item-link"></a>
			</li>
			</ul>
	<ul class="mobile-nav__menu">
		<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--nfl"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nfl">NFL</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--nba"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nba">NBA</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--mlb"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/mlb">MLB</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--nhl"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/nhl">NHL</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--ncaaf"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/ncaaf">NCAAF</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--mma"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/mma">MMA</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--racing"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/racing">Racing</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--golf"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/golf">Golf</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--culture"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/culture">Culture</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--ncaab"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/ncaab">NCAAB</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--tennis"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/tennis">Tennis</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--boxing"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/boxing">Boxing</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--soccer"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/soccer-2">Soccer</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--olympics"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/olympics">Olympics</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--video"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/ftw-video/">Video</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--podcasts"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/category/podcasts">Podcasts</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--lists"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/lists">Lists</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--longform"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/longform">Longform</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--gifs"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/gifs/">GIFs</a></li>
<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--graphics"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/tag/infographics">Graphics</a></li>
	</ul>
	<ul class="mobile-nav__footer-menu">
		<li id="menu-item-55069" class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--terms-of-service"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/terms">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55070" class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--privacy-notice-your-california-privacy-rights"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/privacy">Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55071" class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--ad-choices"><a href="/privacy/#adchoices">Ad Choices</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-324652" class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--contact-for-the-win"><a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/contact-ftw">Contact For The Win</a></li>

		
					<li class="mobile-nav__item mobile-nav__item--vipcom">
				Powered by <a href="https://vip.wordpress.com/?utm_source=vip_powered_wpcom&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=VIP%20Footer%20Credit&#038;utm_term=ftw.usatoday.com" rel="generator nofollow" class="powered-by-wpcom">WordPress.com VIP</a>			</li>
			</ul>

			<a
			class="mobile-nav__footer"
			href="http://usatodaysports.com"
			target="_blank"
			title="USA Today Sports"
			rel="nofollow"
		>
			<img class="mobile-nav__footer-image" src="https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/usat-logo-mobile-off-canvas.png">
		</a>
	</div>

	<!-- SimpleReach Analytics -->
	<script type='text/javascript' id='simplereach-analytics-tag'>

		
			var __reach_config = {"pid":"517ff12d4240cf021d00005c","title":"J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video","url":"http:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2017\/08\/jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-houston-floods-recovery-effort-texans-donate-video-nfl","date":"2017-08-27 22:43:53","authors":["Andrew Joseph"],"channels":["NFL"],"tags":["Houston Texans","Hurricane Harvey","JJ Watt"]};

		
	</script>

<div id="main_ad" style="height:1px; width:1px; overflow:auto;position: absolute;left: -999em;"><!--AD UNIT 4--></div>
		<div id="share-email-custom-context">
			<div class="share-email-url">https://usat.ly/2wB972t</div>
			<div class="share-email-title">J.J. Watt encourages fans to help the Houston recovery effort in heartfelt video</div>
			<div class="share-email-excerpt"><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to come out of this stronger than ever.&#8221; </p>
</div>
			<div class="share-email-extra">I found this on FTW and wanted to share: 
 
%link% 
 
For more great sports stories ... 
 
*visit For The Win: https://www.ftw.usatoday.com 
*follow @ForTheWin: https://www.twitter.com/forthewin 
*like FTW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usatodayftw</div>
		</div>

	<script type='text/javascript' src='//0.gravatar.com/js/gprofiles.js?ver=201807y'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var WPGroHo = {"my_hash":""};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s1.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravatar-hovercards/wpgroho.js?m=1380573781h'></script>

	<script>
		//initialize and attach hovercards to all gravatars
		jQuery( document ).ready( function( $ ) {

			if (typeof Gravatar === "undefined"){
				return;
			}

			if ( typeof Gravatar.init !== "function" ) {
				return;
			}			

			Gravatar.profile_cb = function( hash, id ) {
				WPGroHo.syncProfileData( hash, id );
			};
			Gravatar.my_hash = WPGroHo.my_hash;
			Gravatar.init( 'body', '#wp-admin-bar-my-account' );
		});
	</script>

		<div style="display:none">
	</div>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-0-2' href='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css,/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?m=1510762638j&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??/wp-content/js/devicepx.js,/wp-content/mu-plugins/likes/queuehandler.js?m=1508795041j'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://native.sharethrough.com/assets/sfp.js?ver=1'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var PushUpNotificationSettings = {"domain":"https:\/\/usatftw.wordpress.com","userID":"516","websitePushID":"web.com.wordpress.usatftw.pushup","webServiceURL":"https:\/\/push.10up.com","prompt":"2"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/plugins/pushup/js/pushup.min.js?m=1416682910h'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' async="async" src='//cdn4.wibbitz.com/for_the_win/embed.js?ver=4.9.4'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var thickboxL10n = {"next":"Next >","prev":"< Prev","image":"Image","of":"of","close":"Close","noiframes":"This feature requires inline frames. You have iframes disabled or your browser does not support them.","loadingAnimation":"https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-includes\/js\/thickbox\/loadingAnimation.gif"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var newsletter = {"force_modal":"","force_abovenav":"","is_mobile":"","modal_enabled":"1","abovenav_enabled":"","cookie_expiry":"30","inline_position":"58"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var _LAWRENCE_MAIN_EXPORTS = {"right_rail_ad_delay":{"distance":"2000","seconds":"10","active":"0"}};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var wpcomVipAnalytics = {"is_404":"0","is_home":"0","is_single":"1","is_front_page":"0","is_archive":"0","percentToTrack":"1"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var wasabiFacebookReferral = "1";
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var wasabiAdFollowOptions = {"headerAdPosition":"0","enable":"1","maxDistance":"1300","medAdHeight":"239","maxDistanceMed":"600","largeAdHeight":"400","maxDistanceLarge":"0","isDesktop":"1","headerHeight":"100"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??-eJydkl1OxDAMhC9ENrQSCB4QZ3FTq+s2cUrsNNvbkyJRrQCh3b5Z0XyT8Y8ts3GRFVmtnjGg2IVmmwU09rAaDyUhO7SjWE+dHT8ypvXkYpwIT6M82GpA7HzuK1pFeiY3dfGyF9+i/36ZfR6IxRYQ6GizYSziURWTKdQPqLfYXIcNQHwvowiecjB4qXKhyPLTIeQ9a2s2n/HLzgCDX5XcL+C2brOSP4gyLDSA1rDHeKEeO0jHYEi1Z4/H4L82dDVf6AOxqdGqUOod1MrEBVOi7dL2tzsdNIGbtlG/h7fmqXlpHl/b53b8BKpaJLg='></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#product=sop-wordpress-plugin&#038;property=581b62d42a2cc300124a6a6e'></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[
(function() {
try{
  if ( window.external &&'msIsSiteMode' in window.external) {
    if (window.external.msIsSiteMode()) {
      var jl = document.createElement('script');
      jl.type='text/javascript';
      jl.async=true;
      jl.src='/wp-content/plugins/ie-sitemode/custom-jumplist.php';
      var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
      s.parentNode.insertBefore(jl, s);
    }
  }
}catch(e){}
})();
// ]]>
</script><script src="//stats.wp.com/w.js?56" type="text/javascript" async defer></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
_tkq = window._tkq || [];
_stq = window._stq || [];
_tkq.push(['storeContext', {'blog_id':'58289342','blog_tz':'-5','user_lang':'en','blog_lang':'en','user_id':'0'}]);
_stq.push(['view', {'blog':'58289342','v':'wpcom','tz':'-5','user_id':'0','post':'706001','subd':'usatftw'}]);
function st_vt() {var x=document.createElement("img");x.src="http://pixel.wp.com/g.gif?blog=58289342&v=wpcomvt&tz=-5&user_id=0&post=706001&subd=usatftw&rand="+Math.random();}
_stq.push(['extra', {'crypt':'UE40eW5QN0p8M2Y/RE1BNmNJfGhxNCVxUDExYmtib2E/SzdEJm0lUEtbdFU0fFk4cHZvcUFrZT90Tn4yQm1+R3NyNTcvN1dHVE8tU1Y5Tk5xJUNPdGUvNWlURCVDWHdySjhHMEF6azhRa2xxSC5tLj1TNUl6JS40TElQVFYsSCVtYTJKfE0zb1AwOVNSJmtCV29FaDJhczZfLkpscmR6fGhrLHRlODl4ZF10NHdbNVV0aEQ4d2lUZHpDVEgsMVZ+ZD9SW05LdkZoWGxbUDBEUCY4MXRJSTYtdGRmMDB5dEhYUXclY1VYTlRudz1ZTWcva0NhRmV8LnwxdFFheTh3LmJ3ZGZUeStlTV00X2Rj'}]);
_stq.push([ 'clickTrackerInit', '58289342', '706001' ]);
	</script>
<noscript><img src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" style="height:0px;width:0px;overflow:hidden" alt="" /></noscript>
<script>
if ( 'object' === typeof wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info ) {

	wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.init();
	var mobileStatsQueryString = "";
	
	if( false !== wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedPlatformName )
		mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'mobile_platforms' + '=' + wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedPlatformName;
	
	if( false !== wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedUserAgentName )
		mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'mobile_devices' + '=' + wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedUserAgentName;
	
	if( wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.isIPad() )
		mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'ipad_views' + '=' + 'views';

	if( "" != mobileStatsQueryString ) {
		new Image().src = document.location.protocol + '//pixel.wp.com/g.gif?v=wpcom-no-pv' + mobileStatsQueryString + '&baba=' + Math.random();
	}
	
}
</script></body>
</html>


<!--
$$\
$$ |
$$ |      $$$$$$\  $$\  $$\  $$\  $$$$$$\   $$$$$$\  $$$$$$$\   $$$$$$$\  $$$$$$\
$$ |      \____$$\ $$ | $$ | $$ |$$  __$$\ $$  __$$\ $$  __$$\ $$  _____|$$  __$$\
$$ |      $$$$$$$ |$$ | $$ | $$ |$$ |  \__|$$$$$$$$ |$$ |  $$ |$$ /      $$$$$$$$ |
$$ |     $$  __$$ |$$ | $$ | $$ |$$ |      $$   ____|$$ |  $$ |$$ |      $$   ____|
$$$$$$$$\$$$$$$$ |\$$$$$\$$$$  |$$ |      \$$$$$$$\ $$ |  $$ |\$$$$$$$\ \$$$$$$$\
\________|\_______| \_____\____/ \__|       \_______|\__|  \__| \_______| \_______|

Brought to you by your good friends at USA Today Sports.
-->
