JJ Watt Criticizes ESPN Over YouTube TV Blackout
JJ Watt expressed frustration with the ongoing dispute between ESPN and YouTube TV, which led to Disney removing its channels from the platform. This blackout prevented Watt from watching the Monday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys.
Watt’s Complaint on Social Media
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
Comments on the Pat McAfee Show
On the Pat McAfee Show, Watt declared he was done subscribing to any streaming apps, detailing his frustration with the complicated and often useless sign-in processes.
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 criticized ESPN’s streaming blackout on YouTube TV and expressed his unwillingness to deal with complex subscription hurdles, highlighting the frustration many viewers face.