The battle of J.J. Watt vs. Zach Mettenberger and the appropriateness of selfies is back on. Contain yourself.
OK, it's kind of back on, thanks to a recent interview Mettenberger gave to Campus Sports. In the interview, Mettenberger was asked about the back-and-forth with Watt last season.
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"He had to say it's a bit high schoolish that I take selfies and I think he still rags me on Instagram every time he posts a selfie," Mettenberger said. "At the same time if that's high schoolish, he got a letterman's jacket ... a Texans letterman jacket made. That's pretty high schoolish to me, wouldn't you say?"
The Watt question starts at the 5:00 mark.
If you watch the video, see Mettenberger's body language and hear him say it, this is all obviously tongue-in-cheek and not an actual shot. Reading it on its own definitely conveys a slightly more aggressive comment.
Judging from Watt's response, the jovial tone of the comment was probably lost.
A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep. Time to attack the day.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) July 8, 2015Uh oh. Watch your back next season Mettenberger.