{"id":909987,"date":"2019-06-14T14:08:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T19:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=909987"},"modified":"2019-06-14T17:48:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T22:48:57","slug":"jj-watt-pleads-with-texas-residents-to-buy-back-whataburger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/jj-watt-pleads-with-texas-residents-to-buy-back-whataburger\/","title":{"rendered":"JJ Watt pleads with Texas residents to buy back Whataburger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texans defensive end is a big guy who likes to eat and can appreciate good food, which he values.<\/p>\n<p>And apparently, he knows a good burger joint when he sees one.<\/p>\n<p>Watt appears to be a big fan of the popular burger chain Whataburger, which was previously based in Texas. However, the company was recently sold to a Chicago investment firm, and Watt is not thrilled about it. He&#8217;s been pleading with his fellow Texans to buy it back.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok, I say we all chip in and buy Whataburger back. Make honey butter chicken biscuits available all day, add kolaches to the menu and change nothing else. Especially not the ketchup. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HadutHXJ9l\">https:\/\/t.co\/HadutHXJ9l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JJ Watt (@JJWatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJWatt\/status\/1139592784715931648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an interesting proposition, as there are plenty of wealthy people in Texas. As for Watt, he&#8217;s set to make $15 million this season, so he could chip in big-time if he wanted to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texans defensive end is a big guy who likes to eat and can appreciate good food, which he values. 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