The Rush: J.J. Watt on brotherly competition, Big Ten expansion, NIL and sack dances

Yahoo Sports Staff
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WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE to see today’s piping-hot, fresh-outta-the-oven episode of THE RUSH with Jared Quay. We’ll let you know everything you didn’t know you needed to know about sports. Other stuff too. But mostly sports.

It’s Thursday, July 21, 2022, and Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt is on the show, chatting with Jared about:

  • The best brothers to ever play in the NFL

  • J.J.’s ‘Mount Rushmore’ of sacked quarterbacks

  • Trying to get his groove back with on-field dancing

  • Why he’s looking forward to watching USC and UCLA play in an expanded Big Ten Conference

  • His dream NIL deal, had such a thing existed when he was in college

  • PLUS: J.J. is supporting the Player of the Year program in partnership with Gatorade

THE RUSH will be back tomorrow. Until then, stay safe and don’t forget to check out our previous episodes here.

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