Arizona Cardinals DE J.J. Watt To Have Shoulder Surgery That Will “Likely” End His Season

This sucks.

As the Arizona Cardinals prepare for their biggest game of the season, they lose one fo their most important defensive players. J.J. Watt is set to undergo what is “likely” to be season-ending shoulder surgery, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Cardinals’ DE J.J. Watt will undergo what is now likely to be season-ending shoulder surgery, sources tell ESPN. No date set yet for surgery.

Watt hurt his shoulder in the second quarter Sunday and still managed to play the rest of the game with the injury. pic.twitter.com/Y2pzFV8sFQ

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 28, 2021

Watt, who signed with the Cardinals this past offseason, injured his shoulder in the second quarter of Sunday’s win over the Texans, yet still managed to play the rest of the game with the injury.

The undefeated Cardinals, who sit in first place in the NFC, ruled Watt out against the Packers when the injury report was released earlier Wednesday.

The Cardinals host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night in a matchup for early control of the NFC. Arizona is 7-0, and Green Bay is 6-1.