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J.J. Watt tries to jump more than 5 feet, crashes hard

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
March 19, 2015

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Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has shown off his abitlity to box jump, but his latest attempt to jump more than 5 feet has ended with an epic fail and an epic crash.

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Bleacher Report showed Watt's failed attempt at the 61 inch, or 5 foot one inch jump, that ended up with both Watts and his squashed spotter on the floor.  By the way, according to the Bleacher Report, Watts weighs in at 289 pounds of muscle.

Watt had shown his jumping abilities before, on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live, successfully jumping over Kimmel and his sidekick Guillermo.

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