JJ Watt Criticizes ESPN Over YouTube TV Blackout
JJ Watt expressed his frustration with the ongoing dispute between ESPN and YouTube TV. Earlier this week, Watt criticized ESPN after being unable to watch the Monday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys on YouTube TV. This was due to Disney removing its channels from the platform amid a carriage fee disagreement.
Watt’s Confusion Over Subscription
“The crazy part is, I have some sort of subscription because I watch Espanyol matches on ESPN+ I don’t understand it and quite frankly just don’t really care to figure it out right now.”
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt), November 4, 2025
Watt’s Statement on Streaming Frustrations
On the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN, Watt announced he would stop purchasing streaming services due to the complicated and frustrating process.
“We need it, and I’m not going to enter my information on another frickin’ website, and I’m not getting a confirmation code sent to my email, clicking it and coming back and putting it in—I’m not doing it. I did it once, I have some sort of subscription, I have no clue what it is because I can only watch frickin’ half the content apparently, or it’s replay content that’s bull—-. Figure it out.”
— JJ Watt on Pat McAfee Show, November 5, 2025
Summary
JJ Watt openly criticized ESPN for the confusing blackout on YouTube TV and expressed his frustration with streaming platforms’ complexity and access restrictions.
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