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6 years ago
Big galoot.  

I wonder how many bikes get broken every year. I figure there has to be a learning curve for new players.


When J.J. Watt was growing up in Wisconsin, he dreamed of riding a bike after practice the way Packers players do in training camp.

He didn’t dream that he’d destroy one.

The Texans defensive end said the kid’s bike he picked clearly wasn’t up to the task, so he ended up buying a new bike for the youngster wearing a Packers jersey.

“The bike that I was using was not equipped for a 290-pound man, and the seat broke off,” Watt said, via Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com. “We have purchased a new bike for the boy. So, I apologize for that. . . .

“I mean, I can’t walk past a kid. That’s hard. He had a [Aaron] Rodgers jersey on, which is fine. I respect it. I support loyalty. The welcome and reception I’ve gotten since I got back here. To see people wearing my jersey, it’s pretty crazy.”

Watt found a bigger bike to finish the ride back to the locker room.

“It’s one of the coolest traditions,” Watt said. “Growing up here, I know how special it is to get to interact with a player from the Green Bay Packers. For them to have that tradition, where kids get to be up close and personal with their favorite players and they get to old their helmet.

“I mean, that’s what it’s all about. Those are the memories that those kids are going to have for a lifetime. For me to be able to participate in it as a player was cool.”

And the kid with the broken bike will now have a one-of-a-kind souvenir.





ESPN version 

Before the Texans and Packers held a joint practice on Monday, J.J. Watt finally got to participate in the Green Bay tradition of players riding a kid's bike to practice, something he said was "a dream he had as a kid."

And then he broke the bike.


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Zero2Cool
6 years ago
I must have missed something. When I watched the video the only thing that broke was the seat. Which if you're adjusting them and don't tighten them down, they tend to flop forward/backward with force. A 290lb dude will provide such force. The bike is not ruined. The bike is not broke. The bike just needs a new seat.

J.J. Watt said he purchased the kid a new bike. Personally, I'd prefer my seat replaced and stroll around like 'yeah jj watt rode this bike'.
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Cheesey
6 years ago
I can see it now.....some ambulance chaser will talk the kid into- “big mean football player breaks little boys bike, causing him severe emotional strain, and a lifetime fear of football players. Which will force his family to move farther away from Green Bay, to protect the little boys mental status. The new house must be built with extra rooms, far from any television or radio reception as to not inadvertently cause him to come in contact with anything football related. 2 and a half million dollars should just about cover it.”😂
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sschind
6 years ago

I must have missed something. When I watched the video the only thing that broke was the seat. Which if you're adjusting them and don't tighten them down, they tend to flop forward/backward with force. A 290lb dude will provide such force. The bike is not ruined. The bike is not broke. The bike just needs a new seat.

J.J. Watt said he purchased the kid a new bike. Personally, I'd prefer my seat replaced and stroll around like 'yeah jj watt rode this bike'.

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I'd take the new bike, which I'm guessing is maybe a lot nicer than the old one, and sell the broken one on Ebay as the bike JJ Watt broke.
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