On Wednesday, September 20, 2017, Houston Texans Defensive End J.J. Watt spoke to the media and touched on Bill Belichick and Tom Brady’s donations to Watt’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund:
“It’s incredibly kind gestures. Just goes to show what kind of people they are, even despite everything – playing a game against each other, having practice against each other and being in the same (conference) and things like that. For them to step up in a time like that and just help their fellow human is pretty special and I think it speaks volumes to their characters. So, (I am) very appreciative of that, obviously, and I think that the way both of them went about it as well, just kind of quietly behind the scenes – I don’t think they even meant for it to get out. So, just good people. Much appreciated, for sure.” – J.J. Watt, Houston Texans Defensive End