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JJ Watt Says He Could Have Lost His Leg Due to Staph Infection
- Updated: November 23, 2016
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt suffered a previously undisclosed staph infection during the 2015 season that could have resulted in the amputation of his leg.
Watt, who was limited to three games this season due to a back injury, wrote about the harrowing situation in a Players Tribune article published Tuesday.
“One Friday night last season, I noticed some weird bumps on my knee,” Watt wrote. “I thought it was a rash, so I went and asked our trainer if he had any cream. He looked at my knee and said, ‘That looks really bad. We have to get you to the hospital right now.'”
Watt was diagnosed with a staph infection at the hospital and put on antibiotics. The Texans played the Jacksonville Jaguars that Sunday with Watt …
