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J.J. Watt Ruthlessly Trolls Stephen A. Smith’s Attempt to Look Cool

Watt made fun of Stephen A. Smith's slow walk.

Ryan Phillips

Former Houston Texans star J.J. Watt speaks during his Ring of Honor ceremony.
Former Houston Texans star J.J. Watt speaks during his Ring of Honor ceremony. / Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

J.J. Watt has made the transition from playing in the NFL to broadcasting seamlessly. In fact, he feels so comfortable he's even now taking shots at broadcasters from other networks.

Watt, who is an NFL analyst for CBS, decided to troll ESPN's biggest name on Tuesday. And he certainly took a pretty big swipe.

Stephen A. Smith tweeted a video that showed him walking to get in a helicopter with the caption, "On The Move.."

That's when Watt took his shot.

The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year tweeted, "barely. why you walking in slow motion Steve?" with a laughing emoji attached.

Hilarious. Well done Mr. Watt. Well done, indeed.

Watt wrapped up his future Hall of Fame career after the 2022 season and signed on as an in-studio analyst with CBS in the summer of 2023. The former Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals star is already good on camera and has an excellent sense of humor. It would be great to see more stuff like this from him moving forward.

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RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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