The NFL went wild with transactions Tuesday, from the Jimmy Graham, Haloti Ngata and Sam Bradford-Nick Foles trades to the signings of Torrey Smith, Frank Gore and more.
J.J. Watt got so caught up in the movement, he couldn't help but do what many others do on days like this: report fake transactions.
The difference is the Houston Texans star wasn't exactly trying to fool anyone ...
SOURCES: 3-team, 3-sport trade. Adam Banks to T.C. Williams Titans, Henry Rowengartner to Mighty Ducks, Julius Cambell to Chicago Cubs.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015I'm also hearing from sources that there are talks of a two-team swap for Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez and Jesus Shuttlesworth.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015For those who haven't memorized movie facts (and, really, don't feel shame if you haven't -- each of these films is at least 15 years old) those are:
• Adam Banks from "The Mighty Ducks"
• Henry Rowengartner from "Rookie of the Year"
• Julius Campbell from "Remember the Titans"
• Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez from "The Sandlot"
• Jesus Shuttlesworth from "He Got Game"
The sports world didn't leave Watt's tweets alone, though. Washington Nationals All-Star outfielder Bryce Harper jumped in, as did Atlanta Falcons quarterback T.J. Yates (Watt's former teammate in Houston) and Chicago Bears guard Kyle Long:
@JJWatt what about a package deal for Nuke Laloosh and Crash Davis for the Bash Brothers Dean Portman and Fulton Reed? #BigTimeTrades
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) March 10, 2015@Bharper3407 I'm told from someone close to Portman & Reed that they refuse to split the Bash Brothers so Kenny Wu would have to be involved
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015@JJWatt Coach Bombay is set with Wu, sources wondering if they will go after Gunnar Stahl or maybe go get Hamilton "The Babe" Porter?
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) March 10, 2015Reference key for these Tweets:
LaLoosh and Davis: "Bull Durham"; Bash Brothers, Stahl and Wu: "Mighty Ducks" again; Porter: "Sandlot" once more.
@JJWatt I'll give you Julie "The Cat" Gaffney for Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn
— T.J. Yates (@TJ_Yates) March 10, 2015@TJ_Yates I've been told that Vaughn has been cut to make room to sign Air Bud. Sources say that Uncle Rico will attend the 2016 NFL Combine
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015@JJWatt Ronnie Bass aka "Sunshine" is attending the NFL Veteran Combine, a source says.
— T.J. Yates (@TJ_Yates) March 10, 2015@TJ_Yates that's big news if confirmed. Also hearing from sources that Boobie Miles and Tim Riggins will also be attending.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015@JJWatt Steamin Willie Beamen for Shane Falco and 7th Round Draft Pick??
— T.J. Yates (@TJ_Yates) March 10, 2015@JJWatt @TheBuzzerOnFOX @TJ_Yates I've got air bud on the line right now... He has big demands... Nylabones every hour.
— Kyle (@Ky1eLong) March 10, 2015@Ky1eLong Air Bud has already been dealt. I'm told Bobby Boucher and "Icebox" are both on the trading block, for teams needing a LB/FB type
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 10, 2015@JJWatt that two timing mutt.... I was told to never deal with golden retrievers
— Kyle (@Ky1eLong) March 10, 2015And those references:
Gaffney: "The Mighty Ducks" yet again (these guys love those movies); Vaughn: "Major League"; Uncle Rico: "Napoleon Dynamite"; Bass: "Remember the Titans"; Miles and Riggins: "Friday Night Lights"; Beamen: "Any Given Sunday"; Falco: "The Replacements"; Boucher: "The Waterboy"; Icebox: "Little Giants"; and Air Bud, well, is from "Air Bud."
The nostalgia is strong in these ones.
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