But at 32, Watt surely knows he's running out of time to be a champion
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His deal with Arizona is for two years, after which time, with the five-year waiting period, his deal will be with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Watt finished with three total tackles, one being recorded for a loss. The Cardinals offense, led by quarterback Kyler Murray, also stumbled, with turnovers helping to put Los Angeles ahead 21-0 early in the game. In his first playoff win (after a decade of failure with the Detroit Lions), he was especially effective when Watt's defense tried to blitz, as there, Stafford was 7-of-8 for a season-high 148 yards and a touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp.
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There's no other way to put it, really.''Īrizona's defense allowed Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford to complete more than 75 percent of his passes - while doing so with so much Rams offensive efficiency that Stafford only had to attempt 17 throws. Working in Arizona would give him a chance to pursue a Super Bowl dream as part of a roster seemingly capable of that.īut, in the end, "It was, for me, it was embarrassing,'' he said. "I mean, from what we were capable of doing, and from what we showed we can do, to today, there's no other way to describe it then as a failure.Ī bit less than a year ago, Watt announced his decision to depart the losing Texans organization to start anew.
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"It was a massive failure,'' he said following a 34-11 NFL Playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night, ending his Arizona Cardinals' promising season and forcing Watt - who made a miraculous recovery from injury to allow himself to re-appear on the field here - to once again try to look forward to next year. Often, it came in the form of his Texans being good. Often, during his decade in Houston, that pain came in the form of injury and rehab. Watt, maybe the Houston Texans' all-time great player, has experienced NFL pain all too many times. JAN 17 WATT OUT The Dallas Cowboys have company.ĭefensive end J.J. Dallas this week signed an assortment of practice-squadders to futures deals, but Anae, a Dallas fifth-round pick in 2020, now has a new start in New York.
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JAN 19 ANAE TO JETS Bradlee Anae, the defensive end who was once considered a promising pass-rusher by the Dallas team that drafted him, has been signed by the New York Jets.Īnae, 23, saw action in four games early in the season on both defense and special teams before being waived and then placed on the practice squad.