TEMPE, Ariz. -- As teams continued to court J.J. Watt during his 16-day stint as a free agent, the three-time All-Pro pass-rusher said all signs kept pointing him to the Arizona Cardinals, with whom he signed a two-year deal on Tuesday.
He picked the Cardinals on Monday from a group of "four or five" finalists after an aggressive recruitment by Arizona. Watt said "it was certainly close" when making his final decision, which he described as "difficult."
"I give them credit; they attacked from all angles," Watt said of the Cardinals' recruitment during his introductory Zoom news conference on Tuesday.