J. J. Watt Helps Hurricane Harvey Houston Flood Relief. A timeout for the Houston flood before we get to the rest of the column. The more images we see from Texas, the more harrowing Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath looks. Some around the country wonder, What can we do J. J. Watt wondered, and then he did something. Hurricane One Rob Font' title='Hurricane One Rob Font' />A local timeline of Watts flood relief efforts from his hotel in Dallas, where the Houston Texans are staying because they couldnt get home after their Saturday night preseason game in New Orleans 2 p. After watching rescue efforts and the enormity of the flooding on TV, Watt begins thinking of ways to crowd source some funding to help. He sets up a page on You. Caring. com, choosing that site because of its relatively low cost per donation, and offers to match the first 1. At about 7 p. m. The You. Caring. com site crashes from the number of visitors. The Texans reach out to You. Caring. com, and the CEO tells the team the site is increasing its bandwidth for the campaign. By 9 2. 0, the site is back up. While the city of Houston deals with catastrophic flooding, Texans pass rusher J. J. Watt is helping raise money for relief. Watt does Skype interviews with CNN, CNN International and CBS This Morning to air Monday morning to push the site. During the evening, Rockets guard Chris Paul texts Watt, saying he plans to donate 5. The campaign, with 2,0. Watts 1. 00,0. 00 matching goal has been passed. Now the goal is 5. There will be hundreds of causes when the floodwaters recede, and Watt will find some worthy ones. Incredible to see so many people come together on this, Watt said to me, via Twitter direct message, shortly before 1. People are good. ATLANTA A 7. Hungary and cut into four parts and shipped to America and reconstructed here, welcomes Georgians to the NFLs newest stadium. Mercedes Benz Stadium is on the footprint just steps south of the old Georgia Dome. I went to the first game Saturday night, and it just might be worth 1. With a B. More about that after Jay Cutler, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Vontaze Burfict, Julian Edelman, the ageless Dick Le. Beau  and, also, the Dr. Hurricane One Rob Font WifeZ memoirs, the Mike MartzSean Mc. Vay skirmish, the all name preseason team in Arizona Cap and Ironhead and Gump, oh my, the eloquent Torrey Smith, the breaking of the Jerry Kramer logjam, the rise of the Ravens defense, the goodness of Jason Pierre Paul and Myles Garrett, the Kaepernick distraction myth, the Bills Marcell Dareus problem, why well miss Chris Berman, and the craft beer explosion inside the Falcons new stadium. That last one, obviously, is the most important piece of this column. Man, how can this be the preseason The weight of the news makes it feel like mid January. Well get to it all, from many precincts, starting with the oddest feeling Ive felt in the five weeks since camps opened. Its what I felt watching Jay Cutler play quarterback for the Dolphins in the searing heat of a joint practice with the Eagles in south Philly last week. Jay Cutler looks positively nimble. Jay Cutler has thrown 1. Dolphins games this preseason, completing 8 including one touchdown. PHILADELPHIA Me to Jay Cutler Did you practice doing TV much this offseason before coming backCutler I mean, Id be lying if I said I did. Cutler never worried about being politically correct. Or correct. Hes the Paul Zimmerman of quarterbacks. So when he walked away from football after last season for the FOX booth, at age 3. Nashville, it just felt odd. In an era when the best quarterbacks talk about and not flippantly playing into their 4. Cutler walked away totally healthy, five or seven years before his time. Was he a great quarterback No. Could he be a top 1. Absolutely. Without Jay, and I told him this, Id never have gotten this job, said his Chicago coordinator in 2. Hurricane One Rob Fonts' title='Hurricane One Rob Fonts' />Adam Gase, now Miamis coach. Then came the Ryan Tannehill knee surgery, and here came Cutler out of retirement. Strangely, I found myself rooting for him watching him practice against the Eagles. Two reasons Just because a guys got a prickly personality doesnt mean hes an idiot. And there was this nagging thought when he retired that there was this unfulfilled part of his career, that we never saw the optimum Cutler. Will we now Who knows. But itll be a fascinating story. No one knows if this is a five month detour on the way to a quiet life in Tennessee, or the rekindling of a fascinating career, a la Jim Plunkett. Thats why watching Cutler now, in his second act, will be fun. Here, on one play, flushed from the pocket by the Eagles rush, Cutler moved right, bought time, and with his feet not set, slung a 3. Storm Johnson. As Ive always told him Youre like Houdini. I call a bad play and you get me out of it, Gase said. Cutler had his best year of an uneven career under Gase in 2. Hes got a chance to reprise it now that was my takeaway watching Miami practice. Hes picked up the offense quickly, is bonding well with his three big receiving weaponsJarvis Landry, De. Vante Parker, Kenny Stillsand says they definitely comprise the best receiving tandem hes had. Cutler looks trim hes lost the pudgy early career look he had and appears to have lost weight in the few months of retirement. Its fun, he said, stopping before getting on the team bus post practice. I am enjoying it a lot more than the past two years, just because I know how short lived your NFL career is. Its kind of a bonus. Its a really good group of guys, and Adam does a great job of taking care of quarterbacks and the rest of the team, so its been fun. How do you think youll play I asked. No idea. With the talent we have on offense, we should be pretty good. Weve got some guys who can play football, which makes it easier for me. A lot of things happen in a football season so well have to see how it goes. Final question Ever get pissed at how youre perceivedPause. Ummm, he said. His only pause to think during a short interview. Not really. Hurricane One Rob Font SherdogSome of it is my fault. Some of it is how things went down. It is what it is. Right now I am just trying to make an impact with these guys and get to know them as quickly as possible so that we can have a good season. Leaf Games Utawarerumono. I feel for Tannehill, a worker bee and great teammate. But the Dolphins could be better with Cutler. Theyll sure be a lot more interesting. What Did We Learn From Cam Newtons First Game Since Jan. Not Much. Cam Newton playedbrieflyin Week 3 against the Jags, his first game action since offseason shoulder surgery. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Before Thursday night, Cam Newton hadnt played in a game in 3. Hurricane One Rob Font Mma' title='Hurricane One Rob Font Mma' />Hurricane Irma regained power and its Category 4 status on Sunday morning before making landfall in the Florida Keys, with storm surges in the islands potentially. The Associated Press delivers indepth coverage on todays Big Story including top stories, international, politics, lifestyle, business, entertainment, and more. It had been almost five months since his torn right rotator cuff was surgically repaired, and about three weeks since his sore shoulder forced him to sit out some practice time in training camp. So it was a matter of intense interest to see how Newton played in Jacksonville. He played one series. Ten snaps. Two passes among those 1. Both were complete. But there was no sign, positive or negative, about the arm. And though some around the Panthers feel coach Ron Rivera will give Newton a series or two in the preseason finale against Pittsburgh on Thursday night, the coach said he might not. No oneNewton, Rivera, offensive coordinator Mike Shulaseemed too worried about Newtons condition after the game. Rivera and Shula see him every day who am I to doubt themBut if Carolina opens at San Francisco in 1. Handson review original photos from Baselworld 2016 of the Breitling Avenger Hurricane watch with price, background, specs, analysis. In recent days, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office has been flooded with complaints of pricegouging, following the wrath of Hurricane Harveyhotels.