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 upset after he could not watch the Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys Monday Night Football game on YouTube TV. This happened because Disney removed its channels from the platform due to a carriage fee disagreement.
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 Appearance on Pat McAfee Show
On Wednesday, Watt appeared on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show, where he declared he would stop purchasing streaming apps. He emphasized the difficulty and frustration of managing multiple subscriptions and confirmation codes.
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
Summary
JJ Watt openly criticizes ESPN’s streaming issues amid the YouTube TV blackout, highlighting the frustration many face with fragmented sports streaming services.