Watt's Harvey relief fund reaches $10M after shattering original $200K goal

Watt's Harvey relief fund reaches $10M after shattering original $200K goal

9 years ago
Stephen Lew / USA TODAY Sports

J.J. Watt has hit an incredible milestone in his efforts to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.

The Houston Texans defensive end reached the $10-million mark in donations Thursday, an amazing feat considering his original goal Sunday was $200,000.

Watt thanked everyone who donated - over 100,000 people - in a Twitter video, saying the website to give money will remain active but no new goal will be set.

"We'll see how high we can get it," said Watt.

Watt's relief fund was boosted Wednesday by Ellen DeGeneres. The talk show host teamed up with supermarket chain Walmart to add another $1 million to the total.

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