JJ Watt till just lately was scary to all NFL quarterbacks, however in the present day he’s retired and the thousands and thousands he earned with the shoulder pads and helmet usually are not sufficient, so he and his spouse determined to put money into one thing completely completely different… soccer. His resolution hasn’t take him into MLS, however within the Premier League with Burnley.
In a video posted on his Twitter account, during which he’s accompanied by his spouse Kealia, Watt introduced that he shall be a part of the traders of the membership with a minority stake.
The video opens with the 2 sitting on a sofa and Watt mentions that he has been retired for a couple of months.
JJ Watt joins his spouse to take a position his cash within the Premier League
“Nicely, I am formally popping out of retirement. I like soccer, however not that form of soccer (an image of an NFL sport is proven). Look, on these islands right here (he factors on a map towards the UK and Eire) they play soccer with their ft, like her (referring to Kealia, who performs within the NWSL in the US),” JJ Watt defined along with his spouse choosing up a map.
“We’ll put money into European soccer,” the previous NFL participant mentioned, to which an off-camera voice asks, “So do you need to be Ryan Reynolds?” He replies, “No,” and Kealia says, “Sure, please.”
“We do not have the form of cash to purchase a complete crew, we’re extra profiled for a minority funding, however a large emotional funding. So, America let me introduce you to Burnley. Fasten your seat belts, guys, as a result of we’re about to embark on just a little journey referred to as the pyramid of English soccer, welcome to the Premier League,” Watt added.
“While you put money into a membership that has been round since 1882, it’s a must to have nice respect for its historical past and custom. We perceive that we aren’t simply investing within the crew and supervisor, we’re investing within the metropolis and its individuals. We take that accountability very severely and intend to work laborious to earn their belief and assist.
“Now we have nice respect for what Alan (Tempo, the membership’s chairman), Vincent (Kompany, the crew’s supervisor) and the entire group have constructed right here and we stay up for working with them. We imagine Burnley is a particular membership with an unbelievable fan base and we need to assist proceed to lift their world profile as they return to the Premier League.”
