FRISCO, Texas (AP) – While J.J. Watt still thinks the Houston-Dallas preseason game shouldn’t be played because of catastrophic flooding in Houston, the star defensive end for the Texans is getting his wish that money generated by the exhibition finale will go to Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.
Watt, who started a fundraising page that reached $4 million in donations in barely more than two days, reiterated his stance that the game originally scheduled for Houston on Thursday night should have been scrapped instead of moved to the home of the Cowboys.
The Texans, who are in charge of the game since they are technically the home team, said Tuesday that tickets and parking will be $25 apiece. Tickets were available online starting Tuesday night.
“I think the only good thing that can possibly come out of a game on Thursday would be a massive fundraiser,” Watt said. “This is bigger than football. It’s bigger than a game. It’s bigger than any of us.”
Speaking of massive fundraisers, Watt almost didn’t know to react to the stunning growth of his effort, which started with a web page and a selfie video Sunday. Since then, he’s been offering video updates as the total climbed. The original goal was $200,000.