JJ Watt Criticizes ESPN Over YouTube TV Blackout
JJ Watt expressed frustration with the ongoing dispute between ESPN and YouTube TV. Earlier this week, Watt was unable to watch the Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys Monday Night Football game on YouTube TV after Disney removed its channels from the platform due to a carriage fee disagreement.
The crazy part is, I have some sort of subscription because I watch Espanyol matches on ESPN+ I don’t understand it and quite frankly just don’t really care to figure it out right now.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) November 4, 2025
Watt’s Appearance on the Pat McAfee Show
On Wednesday, Watt appeared on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN and announced he was done purchasing streaming apps because of complicated access issues.
We need it. And I’m not going to enter my information on another frickin’ website, and I’m not getting a confirmation code sent to my email, clicking it and coming back and putting it in—I’m not doing it. I did it once, I have some sort of subscription, I have no clue what it is because I can only watch frickin’ half the content apparently, or it’s replay content that’s bull—-. Figure it out.
FIGURE IT OUT” ~ @JJWatt #PMSLive
- Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow), November 5, 2025
Summary
JJ Watt voiced his frustration over ESPN's blackout on YouTube TV, highlighting issues with subscriptions and limited access to content amid the carriage dispute.
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