J.J. Watt Literally Paid a Random Dude Who Lost a J.J. Watt Prop Bet

Also in Traina Thoughts: Aaron Rodgers get booed, Jalen Ramsey asks LeBron about lying, and a major ‘Seinfeld’ anniversary

1. J.J. Watt got a ton of deserved credit when he went above and beyond to raise an enormous amount of money for people affected by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Watt has done a slew of other admirable charity work during his years in the NFL.

However, J.J. Watt does not limit his charitable efforts to people who are victims of terrible circumstances.

Watt has now turned his charitable efforts toward the NFL gambling community.

The backstory: During the Cardinals’ game against the Rams last week, Watt recovered what should’ve been a fumble and touchdown. However, BIG SHOCK, the refs screwed up and said it was an incomplete pass and blew the play dead.

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT MYJAI 😤@MyjaiSanders x #BirdCityFootball pic.twitter.com/iDDkBZtL8m

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) November 13, 2022

This cost one of Watt’s Twitter followers $1,000 on a three-leg parlay because he had bet that Arizona would score a defensive touchdown.

they blew that play dead but you would’ve walked in the endzone…should’ve won $1000, wanna help a brotha out? 😂😅 pic.twitter.com/s0BHRUd3hQ

— Joey (@JReyes192) November 14, 2022

Watt saw the tweet and, incredibly, told the fan he would pay out the bet.

Yeah you got screwed. (we both did 😂)

I got you.

DM me your address. https://t.co/rbtNUWcSL7

— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) November 14, 2022

Watt wasn’t kidding. He actually sent $1,000 to the guy. In a very nice twist, the bettor took Watt’s $1,000 and threw in $1,000 of his own and donated it to Watt’s foundation.

So for everyone wondering, yes @JJWatt did indeed send me $1000. However, this was never about the $ for me & I never even expected this man to do what he did so to pay it back I went ahead & matched JJ’s $1000 and donated $2000 to @WattFoundation. Share your blessings! #BIRDGANG pic.twitter.com/nuej8SMjVk

— Joey (@JReyes192) November 18, 2022

I don’t want to ruin this wholesome, feel-good story with my thoughts on it from the degenerate gambler viewpoint, but, holy cow, do I hope this becomes a trend.

For example, Josh Allen and his center should really take care of anyone, like myself, who bet the Bills in a teaser last week.

BILLS FUMBLE AND VIKINGS SCORE OMGGGGGGG GAME OF THE FREAKING CENTURY 🤯pic.twitter.com/L1McBcoez8

— Overtime (@overtime) November 13, 2022

But let’s not lose sight of what this is all about: J.J. Watt is a pretty cool dude.

2. This week’s SI Media Podcast features a conversation with ESPN’s Joe Buck. A ton of topics were covered during our interview. Among them:

• The difference between working for ESPN and Fox

• Why he thinks Fox let him go to ESPN 

 • Differences between calling games on Sunday afternoon and Monday night

• Whether he missed calling the World Series this year.

• Whether he was aware that many fans missed him on postseason baseball coverage

• A funny encounter with Tony Romo

• Whether Tom Brady will ever call an NFL game for Fox

• The fascination fans have with broadcasters

• Al Michaels mocking terrible Thursday Night Football games

• Baseball fans being rougher on him than football fans

• Being home on Thanksgiving for the first time in 20-plus years

You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.

You can also watch the SI Media Podcast on YouTube.

3. There has been this narrative on Twitter the past couple of weeks regarding LeBron James often telling little white lies. The Rams’ Jalen Ramsey brought this up to LeBron on Thursday night during an alternative Thursday Night Football telecast, and LeBron has seen the tweets.

"You know what they saying on Twitter right now!"@jalenramsey is making sure that @KingJames has seen the memes 😂

🏈: @Titans vs. @Packers#TNFonPrime | Watch #TNFinTheShop NOW on @PrimeVideo pic.twitter.com/KD1sKKbrNl

— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) November 18, 2022

4. I think booing is dumb. I also think it’s dumb to get worked up about an athlete getting booed. No athlete is above getting booed by wacky fans. I’ve seen/heard Derek Jeter get booed. It’s all absurd. Last night, Packers fans actually booed Aaron Rodgers.

The boos are out at Lambeau Field after Aaron Rodgers and Aaron Lazard can't connect on a fourth down. pic.twitter.com/rWEScxfcRR

— The Comeback (@thecomeback) November 18, 2022

Rodgers, who always has a lot to say about everything, didn’t have much to say about getting booed.

Aaron Rodgers reacts to getting booed at Lambeau Field “Interesting” pic.twitter.com/2xknqcs7lk

— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) November 18, 2022

5. Good read here for those of us anxiously awaiting news on where NFL Sunday Ticket will land when its deal with DirecTV ends after this season. It does not seem like AppleTV is a sure thing at all.

NFL’s clock ticking for new Sunday Ticket partner. Why is it taking so long?

via @TheAthletic https://t.co/yIXJVVN7h4

— Daniel Kaplan (@KaplanSportsBiz) November 18, 2022

6. Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson talking about Chuck getting a tattoo is excellent content.

Where should Chuck get his first tattoo? 😂😭

Give him a call to let him know at 404-987-0330 pic.twitter.com/hh1KTZIfQR

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 18, 2022

7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: It was 30 years ago today, Nov. 18, 1992, that a woman was seriously injured after catching her son pleasuring himself to a Glamour magazine, which led to him and three friends engaging in “The Contest.”

Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.