Former Badgers star offers monetary help after Texas school shooting
Published: May 19, 2018 at 10:49 AM CDT
Former Badgers star and Houston Texans' player is offering monetary support to families of those killed in the Texas high school shooting.
The NFL team confirmed J.J Watt will pay for the funerals of the 10 people killed on Friday.
Early Friday morning a 17-year-old gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School, 30 miles from Houston.
Nine students and a teacher were killed while 10 others were wounded.
The Texans' star defensive end reacted to the tragedy earlier Friday by tweeting two words - "absolutely horrific."
Watt is known for his community involvement since being drafted by the Texans in 2011. Last year, he helped to raise millions of dollars to help those in Houston affected by flooding from Hurricane Harvey.