J.J. Watt terrorizing quarterbacks isn’t anything new. It’s what the guy does for a living. Yet, it’s a bit more newsworthy when Watt sacks a quarterback, celebrates by posing for a “selfie” with the poor body that he just demolished and then explains his entire thought process to the media afterwards.
Poor Zach Mettenberger never had a chance on Sunday.
Watt sacked him twice, knocked down a pass and forced a fumble but all that anyone will remember is the “selfie” celebration, which Watt did to mock Mettenberger’s propensity for the social media equivalent of naval gazing:
“It’s just kind of a reminder, this is the National Football League, not high school,” Watt said. “Welcome to the show.”
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“If I was a rookie quarterback being named the starter for the first time in the league, I feel like I’d be a little bit more focused than that. Maybe he’ll learn from it, maybe not.”
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Mettenberger may want to lay off posting pictures of himself on the internet before he faces the Texans again. This sort of punishment on and off the field isn’t worth a couple of likes.
Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Mark Zaleski
