Houston Texans star defensive lineman J.J. Watt just revealed how much of an impact the money donated to the victims of Hurricane Harvey made. On Twitter, Watt shared where the money donated made two years ago went to and it helped repair and rebuild 1,183 homes in the Houston area. Also, 971 childcare centers were repaired and rebuilt while 239,000,000 meals have been distributed. Physical and mental health services were provided to 8,900 individuals and 337,000 prescriptions were distributed to low-income and uninsured patients.
When Watt started the campaign, all he wanted to do is raise $200,000. However, he got over 200,000 people to donate and that led to him raising over $37 million. His efforts led to him winning NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year back in 2018.
“I cannot express how humbled and honored that I am to be mentioned in the same sentence as Walter Payton, a man who did everything right not only on the field but off of it,” Watt said in his acceptance speech via USA Today. “And I’m going to continue to try to live that legacy and make that family proud.
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