J.J. Watt is a beast on defense, but his special teams efforts Sunday didn’t impress Cleveland Browns punter Spencer Lanning.
Watt was given a chance to wreak havoc as a member of the Houston Texans punt block squad, but the result was two roughing the kicker penalties.
Lanning — the same guy who got kicked in the face by Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown earlier this season — wasn’t thrilled with the Watt’s late hits.
“I wouldn’t call it dirty. I haven’t seen it on film,” Lanning told The Plain Dealer. “All I can say is from the cut-ups we have on the sideline, he wasn’t even close.
“If he wants to be a wild man and come through there, then I’m going to pick my feet up and if he touches me, it’s going to be a first down. It’s what we have to do or else they’ll come through all the time.”
Watt had a stellar outing otherwise, making a beautiful touchdown grab in the first quarter to go along with a strip sack and fumble recovery.
The Texans, led by former New England Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett in his first career start, defeated the Browns 23-7 and improved to 5-5 on the year.
H/T to Pro Football Talk
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