JJ Watt apologizes to Texans fans after suffering season-ending injury

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The Houston Texans lost a lot more than just a football game on Sunday night.

Early in the first quarter, the life was sucked out of the stadium as J.J. Watt went down and left the game with a tibial plateau fracture.

Here's the JJ Watt injury.... very little contact on the play. Trainers were looking at his ACL/MCL. pic.twitter.com/0UZuAJ9qnZ
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) October 9, 2017

#Texans JJ Watt, who the team just announced has a tibial plateau fracture, is out for the season, source said. Another year ended on IR.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 9, 2017

Last season, Watt managed to work his way back to the field during the season despite having back surgery earlier in the year, but this time his season is over for good.

After taking some time to take it all in, Watt broke his silence early Monday morning by sharing his thoughts about the injury on Twitter.

I can't sugarcoat it, I am devastated.
All I want to do is be out there on that field for my teammates and this city.
I'm sorry.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 9, 2017

Most athletes mention how they’re going to put in work to come back stronger after suffering an injury, but the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year took the time to apologize to the fans and city of Houston.

You never want to see someone go down with a serious injury, especially when they’re one of the most exciting players in the game.

(H/T Twitter/JJWatt)