J.J. Watt And Other Athletes Tweet About Fake Trades
Not only is J.J. Watt the most feared man on-the-field, he is probably one of the most likable guys off-the-field. Yesterday, during the absurdity of the NFL’s first day to sign and trade players, he thought it would be fun to make up fake trades about television and movie characters. And if you grew up in the 90s and watched sports classics like The Mighty Ducks, Rookie of the Year and The Sandlot, you are absolutely going to love these tweets.
It all started with two little tweets from J.J. Watt.
SOURCES: 3-team, 3-sport trade. Adam Banks to T.C. Williams Titans, Henry Rowengartner to Mighty Ducks, Julius Cambell to Chicago Cubs.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015
I'm also hearing from sources that there are talks of a two-team swap for Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez and Jesus Shuttlesworth.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015
Adam Banks is from all three Mighty Ducks films, Henry Rowengartner is the little kid with a pitching arm in Rookie of the Year, Julius Campbell is the hitting machine from Remember the Titans, Benny ‘The Jet’ Rodriguez is from The Sandlot and Jesus Shuttlesworth was made famous by Ray Allen in He Got Game.
And soon after seeing these tweets, the Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper and Watts’ former teammate and current Atlanta Falcon, T.J. Yates, began to chime in.
@Bharper3407 I'm told from someone close to Portman & Reed that they refuse to split the Bash Brothers so Kenny Wu would have to be involved
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015
@TJ_Yates I've been told that Vaughn has been cut to make room to sign Air Bud. Sources say that Uncle Rico will attend the 2016 NFL Combine
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015
@TJ_Yates that's big news if confirmed. Also hearing from sources that Boobie Miles and Tim Riggins will also be attending.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015
The movie references in order are Bull Durham, a whole lot of The Mighty Ducks, Major League, Air Bud, Napoleon Dynamite, Remember the Titans, and both the television and film versions of Friday Night Lights.
And after Harper and Yates, the Chicago Bears’ Kyle Long and the Arizona Cardinals’ Patrick Peterson decided to jump in on the fun.
@Ky1eLong Air Bud has already been dealt. I'm told Bobby Boucher and "Icebox" are both on the trading block, for teams needing a LB/FB type
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015
@RealPeterson21 Goldberg got the Franchise Tag early in the offseason, he's not going anywhere. The Ducks want Louie Lastik as his backup.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 11, 2015
And finally, the movie references for this last batch of tweets — in order — are Air Bud, The Waterboy, Little Giants, The Mighty Ducks and Remember the Titans.
Bravo guys, this completely made my night. While anyone younger than 16 may not get those references, this has to be the best string of tweets in the history of Sports on Twitter.
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