In “First Call” on Monday, the Watt brothers latch onto National Siblings Day. One of them speaks out for snubbed Steelers star Cam Heyward. Another national voice pipes up about the Jameis Winston-to-Pittsburgh talk. And an update on the socially distanced NFL Draft.
Friday was National Siblings Day. With so much time on our hands thanks to the stay-in-place orders across the country, many of us took to the internet to embarrass our brothers and sisters — and ourselves — with some old-fashioned, throwback photos to the days of our youth.
Few captured the moment like the NFL’s Watt brothers.
Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt got the ball rolling with this keeper, featuring himself and his brothers, T.J. and Derek of the Steelers.
Apparently it’s #NationalSiblingDay
For your enjoyment, I present to you this photo.
Points of note:
– My fat baby face
– Derek dressing like an Italian mob boss
– TJ in the middle school “there’s nothing cooler than white sunglasses” phase@DerekWatt34 @_TJWatt pic.twitter.com/88fwbBYlMK— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 10, 2020
Then T.J. went into the vacation files for this beauty.
We dominated the basketball court this vacation. pic.twitter.com/k7mbB5Uo0p
— TJ Watt (@_TJWatt) April 10, 2020
J.J. couldn’t let that one pass without a comment.
No lies detected.
(no biceps detected either apparently) https://t.co/SE2G1jgNbd
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 10, 2020
Neither could Derek.
The ole hockey/Gretzky tuck with the “Loyal to None” t-shirt ??♂️ (I swear it was cool at the time) https://t.co/7D0curwwfh
— Derek Watt (@DerekWatt34) April 11, 2020
And if you looked a further down J.J.’s thread you noticed him sticking up for one of his brothers’ teammates: Cam Heyward.
The Steelers defensive lineman was left off the NFL’s All-Decade Team last week. And Heyward was none too happy about it.
All Decade…. my a**
— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) April 10, 2020
Y’all gonna stop sleepin on me…. You might have crowned others but I’m coming for them all
— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) April 10, 2020
ANGER can be such an effective tool. pic.twitter.com/inv5zuUFlq
— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) April 10, 2020
J.J. Watt seems to think Heyward had a right to be angry over the snub.
Those who know, know.
Keep killing it Cam. https://t.co/uEGqjjYlpZ— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 10, 2020
That’s a pretty good endorsement for Heyward.
Elsewhere in First Call
• Yet another NFL media voice is lending credence to the idea that the Steelers may be a good fit for free-agent quarterback Jameis Winston. It’s Peter King of “Football Morning in America.” But he’s also naming a few other potential destinations. One of them is the New England Patriots.
Winston recently posted a workout video with longtime trainer, Otis Leverette. The hope is to catch the eyes of teams who may be in the market for a new QB.
Jameis staying poised in the pocket
(via @MDFNATION) pic.twitter.com/IChtMgLIR3
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) April 9, 2020
Well, the video caught the eyes of a few former quarterbacks now in the media business — David Carr and Danny Kanell. And they were sniping about the effectiveness of the drill.
• The NFL’s covid-19-induced online draft is going to take place April 23-25. And it appears Roger Goodell is quite literally going to be making the picks from his basement.
• LeSean McCoy insists he’s not done with the NFL yet. After finishing last season as a reserve for the Kansas City Chiefs, “Shady” is now a free agent. He’s 31. But the former Pitt star running back tells Sirius XM NFL Radio that he’s talking to “a couple of teams” and wants to play at least two more years.
• If Tom Hanks was the celebrity “patient zero” for the coronavirus crisis, then Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert played that role in the sports world.
And he was famously dismissive and cavalier about the threat prior to his diagnosis.
Video shows Rudy Gobert, an NBA player who reportedly tested positive for coronavirus, touching microphones with his hands after speaking with reporters on Monday https://t.co/ekxauQo8KV pic.twitter.com/pd7Q9vJkCz
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 12, 2020
Star teammate Donovan Mitchell later tested positive. And Gobert’s attitude reportedly angered Mitchell. But now Gobert is insisting those two have patched up their relationship.
