A student of the game, Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has always admired the powerful game of the late, great Reggie White.

The Hall of Fame defensive lineman had a signature hump move where he would toss big offensive tackles into the air with a huge shove that involved a lot of hip action to generate enough strength to shove them off their feet.

No one, including Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, can really do White's hump move.

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"If I could throw a 325-pound man 10 yards with one hand, I would do it every play, but that's what made Reggie so special," Watt said. "He had that move, and it's an incredible move. There's so much skill to that, that I think people don't even realize. You have to have the ability to set it up properly, the ability to plant your foot at the right time and coordinate it with the torque that you need with your core.

"There's so much that goes into that, and it's an incredible move. I've tried to do it many times and I've never thrown a guy the way that he throws guys, and I don't know if too many people ever have. That's why he's one of the greatest of all time, and it's an unbelievable move."

Watt recorded his first two sacks of the season Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers. Now, he wants to keep that going.

"Look at last season, I didn't have any sacks in the first two games, and then you go from there," said Watt, who finished with 16 sacks and seven forced fumbles a year ago. "Every single week you can feel yourself get more comfortable, you can feel yourself get better and then sacks, I've always said, there's a lot of skill involved, there's a lot of technique and everything, but then there's also a lot of luck involved – whether a guy is getting the ball out quick, or whether you get knocked off.

"There's so many different things that go into it. It's a little bit of everything, but obviously I hope to keep the train rolling and keep progressing from here."

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