Former Wisconsin Badger JJ Watt named CBS Sports lead NFL analyst

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NEW YORK (CBS 58) -- JJ Watt, drafted out of Wisconsin in 2011, will continue calling CBS Sports' top NFL games under a new multi-year agreement announced that was announced on Thursday, Oct. 22.

Watt works with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on the network's lead team, which will call Super Bowl LXII in Atlanta next season, according to CBS Sports.

He joined the network in 2023 as a studio analyst on The NFL Today, moved to the booth last season with Ian Eagle and Evan Washburn and began calling games with Nantz and Wolfson at the start of the 2026 season.

Watt was the No. 11 overall pick in 2011 and played 12 NFL seasons, with the Houston Texans from 2011 to 2020 and the Arizona Cardinals from 2021 to 2022. He was a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, a five-time first-team All-Pro and a five-time Pro Bowl selection and finished his career with 114.5 sacks.

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