The Houston Texans released star defensive end J.J. Watt despite reportedly receiving numerous calls from teams about possibly trading for the five-time All-Pro.
Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports provided the report: "Interesting note about Texans releasing J.J. Watt, they did it despite knowing that other NFL teams were willing to give up an asset for him. Maybe not a great asset, but something. A team source told me today that GM Nick Caserio did get calls on Watt over the last two weeks."
The Texans are amid a tumultuous era, with Watt now gone and superstar quarterback Deshaun Watson requesting a trade that has not been granted.