At 36, JJ Watt and his wife, former professional soccer player Kealia Ohai, are raising two young sons. Given the family’s incredible athletic genes, all three Watt brothers (J.J., T.J., and Derek) played in the NFL; it’s natural to wonder what sport their boys will choose. And, now, Watt has answered his sons’ future sport.
This leads to a classic football vs. soccer debate in the Watt household. While Kealia might hope her boys follow her lead onto the pitch, J.J. seems to think genetics are stacking the deck in his favor, literally, which might be disappointing for Kealia. J.J. recently weighed in, noting that his sons seem to have inherited his size, which isn’t exactly ideal for ninety minutes of non-stop running.
“They do seem to have taken on my size, which makes endurance sp