J.J. Watt living in log cabin in 'middle of nowhere' to train for next NFL season
Much like Sylvester Stallone in "Rocky IV," J.J. Watt is training in the "middle of nowhere" to defend his title.
While Balboa chopped wood and lifted a sack full of rocks with a pulley in an old barn somewhere in Siberia, Watt — who will almost surely earn his second NFL Defensive Player of the Year honor when the Associated Press announces the winner on Saturday afternoon — will retreat to a remote log cabin in Wisconsin.
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As if The Legend of Watt — a darkhorse candidate for the league's MVP award as well — could grow any greater after blowing up Elmo on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" earlier this week, the Texans defensive end shared his plans to go all Bob Lee Swagger and Bon Iver this offseason with the Houston Chronicle on Friday.
“It’s really minimalistic,” Watt said. “The only thing I have to focus on is training and that’s the way I like it. There’s no frills, there’s nothing to distract you up here.”
His description of his new offseason home: “It’s just an empty space and a log cabin and snow.”
The NFL should be shaking in its boots at the thought of an improved J.J. Watt next season, so long as he remembers to download "Hearts on Fire" onto his iTunes before venturing into the woods.
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