JJ Watt Criticizes ESPN Over YouTube TV Blackout
JJ Watt expressed frustration with the ongoing dispute between ESPN and YouTube TV. Earlier this week, Watt was unable to watch the Monday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys on YouTube TV after Disney removed all its channels from the platform due to a carriage fee disagreement.
He tweeted:
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 Stance on Streaming Services
On Wednesday, Watt appeared on ESPN's Pat McAfee Show and declared that he would stop subscribing to streaming apps altogether because of the complicated access issues.
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 the Pat McAfee Show, November 5, 2025
The dispute has caused significant frustration for viewers like Watt, who find the streaming platforms confusing and unreliable for live sports content.
Summary
JJ Watt condemns the ESPN-YouTube TV conflict, highlighting the confusion and inconvenience caused by missing live sports access and complex streaming subscriptions.
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