National Football League

J.J. Watt is having a great week, just ask his mom

Published Oct. 1, 2014 3:50 p.m. ET

James Parziale

Not only does J.J. Watt work wonders on the field, he seems to be a boss off the field, too.

Yeah, he had an 80-yard pick-six in a win over the Bills on Sunday. But in a season in which we’re all looking for good storylines in the NFL, Watt just gave us a reason to feel warm and fuzzy.

Check out the gift his just gave his mother Connie:

I've wanted to be able to do this my whole life. For all you've worked & sacrificed, you deserve it. Happy B-Day Mom! pic.twitter.com/oP1AWQwGwu
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 1, 2014

Watt visited his hometown of Pewaukee, Wisconsin in June when he was at Waukesha County Technical College hosting the fourth annual “J.J. Watt Foundation 5K Run/Walk.”

This what he had to say about his parents:

“I have a dad (John Watt) who was a firefighter and a mom who worked her way up from being a secretary to vice president of a company. The instincts and the discipline and everything that they instilled in me is what made me who I am today. Just seeing them make sacrifices every single day so that my brothers and I could have a great life and so that we could have opportunities — and seeing them work their tails off every single day made me want to work my butt off every single day,” Watt said.

Thanks for brightening up everyone’s hump day, J.J.