NFL star and Pewaukee native JJ Watt is raising money to help flood victims in Texas.
Watt plays for the Houston Texans and said in a social media post on Sunday that he and his team can't get back to their city.
The Texans were on the road this week and played the New Orleans Saints on Saturday. It wasn't safe for them to fly back to Houston.
In a Facebook post, Watt said it was hard to watch what was happening to Houston from afar.
"I'm sitting here watching the news and checking the internet and seeing everything going on with Hurricane Harvey and the damage it's causing back home, it's very difficult," Watt said in a video he posted to Facebook.
He said in the post that he wished he could help in person but instead, he then set up a YouCaring fundraiser site that within a few hours had exceeded its goal of $200,000.
"I know these recovery efforts are going to be massive, I know there's going to be a whole bunch of people we need to help get back on their feet, I know there's going to be a lot we need to do to help rebuild," Watt said.
The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army are also accepting donations for flood victims. Click here for more information.
