Blake Shelton: Did He Help Recruit JJ Watt For The Arizona Cardinals?

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

March 3rd, 2021 10:55 AM

Former Texans player J.J. Watt told reporters yesterday (3/2) that there were many reasons he chose to sign with the Arizona Cardinals after hitting free agency for the first time in his 10-year NFL career. However, he did not specify that Blake Shelton was one of the reasons.

But Cardinals general manager Steve Keim says that he used Shelton to help recruit the three-time Defensive Player of the Year. He said in 

When you call roll out @blakeshelton + @FrankCaliendo, @chanjones55 chef and the owner picks you up in his jet, why would you sign anywhere else?#AZCardinals Steve Keim on the recruitment of @jjwatt: pic.twitter.com/3C0ACkkZYV

Blake has long touted his Cardinals fandom and celebrated Watt’s signing on Twitter this week. Keim said “he’ll make some recruiting videos for me” because “he’s not a fair-weather fan … he is all in.”

Shelton posted, “Congratulations @JJWatt and welcome home to the @AZCardinals my man!!! I will be fielding all inquiries on behalf of Steve Keim. Our first statement is as follows.. “Other teams can suck it.”

Gallery: Blake Shelton

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  John Anderson, Blake Shelton and John Rich (Big& Rich) backstage during the second annual ACM Honors at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on September 22, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Blake Shelton performs during Country Stampede 2009 at Tuttle Creek State Park on June 27, 2009 in Manhattan, Kansas.

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  Reba McEntire and Singer Blake Shelton speak onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand on April 5, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  Blake Shelton attends the Backstage Creations celebrity retreat held during the 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 18,2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  Blake Shelton arrives at the 41st Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 23, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton attend the NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 27, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona.
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  Blake Shelton gets slimed onstage during Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards at The Forum on March 12, 2016 in Inglewood, California.

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  Pharrell Williams and singer Blake Shelton backstage before the 2016 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Blake Shelton (L) and Gwen Stefani attend Glamour Women of the Year 2016 Dinner at Paley on November 14, 2016 in Hollywood, California.
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  Keith Urban (R) accepts an award from Blake Shelton (L) onstage during the 2017 CMT Music Awards at the Music City Center on June 6, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton arrive at the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand on April 5, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  Blake Shelton poses in the Distinctive Assets gift lounge during the Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  Blake Shelton performs onstage during day three of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 26, 2015 in Indio, California.

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  Blake Shelton performs onstage during day 1 of the Big Barrel Country Music Festival on June 26, 2015 in Dover, Delaware.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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