From South Fayette to the Super Bowl: Tampa Bay WR Justin Watson
From South Fayette to the Super Bowl: Tampa Bay WR Justin Watson
WATSON, AND HIS FAMILY TELLS ME THEY NOT BE MORE EXCITED. JUSTIN WATSON HAS GONE FROM CATCHING PASSES OF SOUTH FAYETTE TO GRABBING A SPOT IN PRO FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST GAME. I MEAN, IT’S JUST SODA FOUNTAIN. I MEAN JUST CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW OUR KIDS GOING TO BE IN A SUPER BOWL. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO’S THREE YEARS YOUNGER AND YOU KNOW, WE USED TO GO AND PLAY FOOTBALL IN THE BACKYARD OR PLAY BASKETBALL FRONT THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN SUPER HOARY THE THIRD YEAR. TAMPA BAY RECEIVER HAS BEEN EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS TO THIS GROWING UP IN SOUTH FAYETTE. WE WERE THINKING LIKE WHICH MIGHT BE GOOD ENOUGH PAIN COLLEGE AND IN COLLEGE AND THEN I DO NOT LIKE MY GONNA FIND NFL WHEN WE GOT THERE AND THEN WE I DON’T KNOW LIKE PERSONALLY I JUST THOUGHT LIKE WHAT ELSE COULD LIKE WHAT COULD BE NEXT AND NOW IT’S LIKE HE COULD BE GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY IN THE THE SUPER BOWL AND LIKE THEIR HEAT NOW HE’S THERE. JUST AS MOTIVATION THE SAME AS IT WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL HIS BROTHER TOMMY WHO LIVES WITH CEREBRAL PALSY ANYTHING JUSTIN DOES HE HAS ALL OF US IN MIND, BUT ESPECIALLY TOMMY SO I KNOW HE’S GOING TO BE THINKING OF TOMMY A LOT THAT DAY AND PLAYING WITH HIM IN MIND AND JUSTIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEFY THE ODDS EVEN BEFORE NUMBER 17 TAKES THE FIELD IN FRONT OF THE SMALLEST CROWD IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY THE FOUR OF YOU WHO’S GOING THE SUPER BOWL HANDS SHOW HANDS OVER HERE. WE ALL GET TO GO. YEAH, Y’ALL FIND OUT TODAY THAT WE GET TO GO, BUT IT’S NOT JUST GETTING TO GO TO THE BIG GAME THAT HAS THIS FAMILY FEELING BLESSED. THANK GOD FOR FOR FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR NOT ONLY HIM BUT FOR FOR FOR ALL OF US TO TAKE PART IN THIS IT LIKE TARA SAID, DID YOU KNOW WHERE THERE WERE WE’RE DOING? THIS AGAIN AS A FAMILY WE ANYTHING WE CAN IT’S GREAT. NOW STANDING IN JUSTIN’S WAY OF WINNING THE SUPER BOWL NOT JUST DEFENDING CHAMPION, KANSAS CITY, BUT ALSO A CHIEF WHO USED TO LIVE IN JUSTIN’S NEIGHBORHOOD FORMER PENN STATE AND CENTRAL CATHOLIC L
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From South Fayette to the Super Bowl: Tampa Bay WR Justin Watson
The NFL’s biggest day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday, is less than two weeks away. While the Steelers will not be in the big game, there will be plenty of players with local connections taking part. Justin Watson has gone from catching passes at South Fayette High school to grabbing a spot in pro football’s biggest game. The third-year Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver has been exceeding expectations since growing up in South Fayette. Watch the full story in the video player above.
The NFL’s biggest day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday, is less than two weeks away.
While the Steelers will not be in the big game, there will be plenty of players with local connections taking part.
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Justin Watson has gone from catching passes at South Fayette High school to grabbing a spot in pro football’s biggest game.
The third-year Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver has been exceeding expectations since growing up in South Fayette.
Watch the full story in the video player above.