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The story behind J.J. Watt's monster bruise

J.J. Watt finally opened up about that mystery bruise he posted on Instagram last week. Last season, he suffered a hit to his right thigh during the first half of the Texans Week 4 game against Buffalo. The result was a monster-sized purple splotch starting from his upper thigh to his knee.

“That was a beautiful block by Fred Jackson, he did what anybody would have done which is exactly what I would have done," Watt said Wednesday. "I had to make a decision between trying to block the pass or trying to protect myself and I decided to try to block the pass, and Fred made me pay for it which is what he’s known to do, so he got me pretty good.