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Earlier this year, in March, Derek Watt, former fullback for the Los Angeles Chargers, announced his retirement from the NFL, making his brother, T.J. Watt the last of the sibling trio to remain an ongoing member of the league.

The Watt brothers, raised by John and Carrie Watt, have turned over turf on football’s greatest stage, beginning in 2011 when J.J., the eldest, was drafted into the NFL.

While Derek did not play in his final season in the league, the 2024 season will be the first that, most certainly, fans can expect fewer than two Watt brothers to debut on an NFL roster since 2016.

Here is a look back at the Watt brothers' NFL careers and where they are now.

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From left to right, J.J. Watt, Derek Watt and T.J. Watt. ( Amy Sussman/Getty Image)

J.J., born March 22, 1989 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, starred as an elite defensive end at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning himself the Ronnie Lott Trophy before going pro.

Ahead of the 2011 NFL season, J.J. was selected in the first round and drafted by the Houston Texans, who he played for until the end of the 2020 season.

In 2021, J.J. signed an Arizona Cardinals two-year $31 million deal with $23 million guaranteed. He played for two seasons with the Cardinals before announcing his retirement from the game.

J.J. revealed to beloved fans news of his retirement plans in the final days of 2022 with an X post, which included a family