J.J. Watt sends shoes to U.S. veteran

Published: Mar 16, 2018 at 08:46 AM

The Checkdown's daily collection of football culture stories for March 16, 2018. This is The Extra Point.

1. The 2017 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year continues to be an All-Pro person off the gridiron. Watt has been sending pairs of his latest Reebok sneakers to troops overseas too.

Do your shoes provide great support for a bad knee and back on a Veteran like me?
— KyloRenThaBoss(Jake) (@Michaelingram84) March 15, 2018

Thank you for your service brother. I’m coming off some back & knee injuries myself and wear these shoes every single day. They’ve been phenomenal.

DM me your address and I’ll send you a pair so you can give me some feedback of your own. https://t.co/tJche6QxGQ
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 15, 2018

2. Raiders TE Lee Smith really loves his quarterback.

I would army crawl naked over broken glass to keep you on two feet! Thanks Bro Love ya
— Lee Smith (@LeeSmith) March 15, 2018

3. I'm pretty sure this is the tiniest, most adorable new Vikings fan.

Cooper’s excited! #Skol pic.twitter.com/BHNelzNYwc
— Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) March 16, 2018

4. The city of Cleveland gives Joe Thomas his own official holiday.

Dear @Browns fans: At your request, 7/3/18 is officially going to be Joe Thomas Day in the City of #CLE in honor of #Browns great, #73 @joethomas73.

We wish you well on your retirement, sir!

Thanks for representing #CLE well. pic.twitter.com/rx0L1dZc8V
— City of Cleveland (@CityofCleveland) March 15, 2018

5. WR Jarvis Landry brings positivity to his new team.

New #Browns WR @God_Son80 on coming to an 0-16 team: "That's OK." OK? "Everybody's 0-0 right now."
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) March 15, 2018

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