J.J. Watt Had Perfect Response to Steelers Fan Who Ripped Him Over His Terrible Towel Moves

Former NFL star J.J. Watt seems to be having fun in retirement, showing up to watch his brother, T.J. Watt, play with the Pittsburgh Steelers last week against the Tennessee Titans. He’s also letting loose on social media, clapping back at a fan who criticized, of all this, his Terrible Towel-waving technique.

Former Houston Texans player J.J. Watt waves to the crowd after being inducted into the Texans Ring of Honor during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at NRG Stadium.

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A Steelers podcaster named Mike Nicastro came at Watt online for Watt’s towel-waving, which looked more like he was at a concert than twirling the towel for a Steelers game.

But J.J. had the perfect response, quote-tweeting the criticism with a hilarious in-depth breakdown of the justifications for his poor form. Among the explanations: Too many tater tots and pretzels eaten, a lack of endurance, even J.J.’s height in the suite.

The response was perfect, and a great example of why Watt has won over many fans even in retirement. Shouting out Sarri’s Pretzels only furthered his cause with the Pittsburgh faithful.