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JJ Watt Receives Honorary Degree from Baylor College of Medicine

Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt has been keeping busy in the offseason.

As he shared on his Twitter page, the four-time Pro Bowler received an honorary degree Tuesday from the Baylor College of Medicine:

JJ Watt

I’ve had a lot of big dreams in my life, but not even I dreamt that I could one day become a Doctor. I am truly humbled and honored to receive the degree of Doctor of Humanities in Medicine from the Baylor College of Medicine! #CanTheyPutMDonMyJersey https://t.co/7TyNKrvhh7

According to Michelle Ganley of Click 2 Houston, the school said it provides the Doctor of Humanities in Medicine degree to those who have "provided exceptional support or service, either directly or indirectly, to Baylor College of Medicine or to academic medicine as a whole and to the community at large.