A.P. Photo Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt (99) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Rick Scuteri, AP)
SANTA CLARA — It was a steamy morning in Houston on Aug. 15, 2018, when Mike McGlinchey got his self-described “Welcome to the NFL” moment.
The rookie first-round pick lined up opposite J.J. Watt, and “he flat-backed me,” McGlinchey recalled of that one-on-one drill at a 49ers-Texans scrimmage.
Now come Watt’s “Goodbye to the NFL” moment, respectfully.
Watt, 33, will retire from his 12-year career after this game. He was