{"id":1564899,"date":"2022-07-21T15:34:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T19:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1564899"},"modified":"2022-07-21T15:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T19:34:12","slug":"dont-sell-your-shoes-j-j-watt-steps-up-offers-to-help-a-fan-pay-for-her-grandpas-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-sell-your-shoes-j-j-watt-steps-up-offers-to-help-a-fan-pay-for-her-grandpas-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don\u2019t Sell Your Shoes\u2019: J.J. Watt Steps Up, Offers To Help A Fan Pay For Her Grandpa\u2019s Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdont-sell-your-shoes-j-j-watt-steps-up-offers-to-help-a-fan-pay-for-her-grandpas-funeral%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1564899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teacher and Houston Texans fan Jennifer Simpson (@jsimpson2014) listed two items for sale (a J.J. Watt women\u2019s jersey and a pair of Reebok J.J. Watt women\u2019s edition shoes) in order to help pay funeral costs for her grandfather \u2014 but instead of making an offer on the items, Watt himself stepped up in a big way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/hero-nfl-star-jj-watt-will-use-profits-from-his-reebok-shoe-line-to-fund-honor-flight\/\">Watt<\/a>, who was a first-round draft pick for the Texans in 2011 and is currently a defensive end with the Arizona Cardinals, responded to Simpson\u2019s sales notice and offered to help with the funeral costs, telling her there was no need for her to sell her shoes and jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a pair of @JJWatt womens edition of Reebok shoes size 9 $60. I\u2019ve worn them twice,\u201d Simpson tweeted, along with a photo of the shoes. \u201cThey are great shoes, I\u2019m only selling because we are raising money for my grandpa\u2019s funeral. I also have a Watt womens XL Texans Jersey $30. Anyone interested?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJWatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JJWatt<\/a> womens edition of Reebok shoes size 9 $60. I\u2019ve worn them twice. They are great shoes, im only selling because we are raising money for my grandpas funeral. I also have a Watt womens XL Texans Jersey $30. Anyone interested? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USt90n221H\">pic.twitter.com\/USt90n221H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Simpson (@JSimpson2014) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JSimpson2014\/status\/1549948498761613318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within 20 minutes, Watt himself had replied to Simpson\u2019s plea, offering to help defray the costs of the funeral so that she did not have to part with her gear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t sell your shoes and jersey, we\u2019ll help with the funeral,\u201d Watt tweeted. \u201cI\u2019m sorry for your loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t sell your shoes and jersey, we\u2019ll help with the funeral. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sorry for your loss.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gMttmVGZCL\">https:\/\/t.co\/gMttmVGZCL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JJ Watt (@JJWatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJWatt\/status\/1549953347154636800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods responded to Watt\u2019s offer, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DICKS\/status\/1550124130581639170\">saying simply<\/a>, \u201cWhat. A. Guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs there a go fund me? @RodneyPeete9\u00a0and I want to contribute too,\u201d actress Holly Robinson Pete <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hollyrpeete\/status\/1549991217777221633\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee sports anchor Lance Allan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lanceallan\/status\/1550189875617566723\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cIncredible gesture by the pride of Pewaukee. We\u2019ve come to expect this from @JJWatt\u00a0but we should talk about doing the right thing more often.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t tell you guys how proud I am that this guy is part of the @walterpayton\u00a0@NFL\u00a0Man of the Year Award family. JJ has a huge heart,\u201d Jarrett Payton <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paytonsun\/status\/1550158248472444929\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watt has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/watch-houston-texans-player-gives-his-first-nfl-ryan-saavedra\/\">stepped up<\/a> in similar fashion in the past, starting a fundraiser for victims impacted by Hurricane Harvey that ultimately raised over $37 million. He then joined volunteers on the ground, helping to collect and distribute donations himself.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">10 semi trucks. <br \/>4 locations. <br \/>Countless incredible volunteers. <br \/>Just the beginning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xmN40M4hFA\">pic.twitter.com\/xmN40M4hFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JJ Watt (@JJWatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJWatt\/status\/904513635829108737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watt, who attended high school in Wisconsin, also <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/story\/2910541\/cardinals-j-j-watt-pays-for-funeral-costs-of-waukesha-parade-victims\/\">reportedly<\/a> covered funeral costs for the victims of the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust now seeing what happened at the holiday parade back home in Waukesha tonight. Horrific images. Truly hoping everyone is going to be ok and those not involved are now safe. Thankful to everyone who rushed to action and helped the wounded,\u201d Watt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/news\/cardinals-jj-watt-offers-to-pay-funeral-costs-for-waukesha-christmas-parade-victims-report\">tweeted<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teacher and Houston Texans fan Jennifer Simpson (@jsimpson2014) listed two items for sale (a J.J. Watt women\u2019s jersey and a pair of Reebok J.J. Watt women\u2019s edition shoes) in order to help pay funeral costs for her grandfather \u2014 but instead of making an offer on the items, Watt himself stepped up in a big &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1574913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1564899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1564899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1574913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1564899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1564899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1564899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}