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Watt's fundraising goal increases again with nearly $1M raised for flood relief

Troy Taormina / USA TODAY Sports

Just like with his play on the field for the Houston Texans, defensive end J.J. Watt keeps setting new goals for himself in his fundraising efforts to help victims of flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's damage to the Houston area.

Watt began his efforts Sunday night with an online campaign and a goal of $200,000. He quickly raised it to $500,000 with a $100,000 donation of his own.

In just over 24 hours since the launch of the campaign, Watt's efforts have raised more than $955,000, including a $50,000 donation from Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul, according to Pro Football Talk.

"We can’t help physically, so we’re going to help raise that money, we’re going to try to make sure that we get a jump-start on it,” Watt said Monday after practice at the Cowboys’ practice facility. “We’re not going to wait until it’s too late to start. We’re going to try to raise that money right now, because we know what’s about to happen.

"We know that once this storm stops there’s going to be massive, massive recovery efforts, and we want to be there. We want to be ahead of it so we can really get a jump-start on getting these people back on their feet."

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