Texans’ quarterback Deshaun Watson calls trip to Israel “life-changing”

NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson wowed by Israel https://t.co/EbWn2ljxh7

— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) June 20, 2019

The well-deserved vacation, arranged by America’s Voices in Israel, a U.S. group that arranges tours of Israel for prominent Americans, comes after Watson helped lead his team to the playoffs in the 2018 season in just his second season in the NFL. Last year was only the fifth time in franchise history that the Texans made the playoffs, and Deshaun has his fans hoping that their team might finally bring the Super Bowl title to Houston.

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Site of the Tabernacle after Joshua crossed into the Promised Land. Also the site where Prayer of Hannah took place. 🙏🏾

A post shared by Deshaun Watson (@deshaunwatson) on Jun 18, 2019 at 11:59am PDT

Watson made the trip to Israel before the NFL team begins their training camp in July. During the excursion, Watson reportedly visited the River Jordan, where he was photographed being baptized.

When Times of Israel reporters asked Watson if he would ever come back to Israel to play some football — referencing Jerusalem’s brand-new American Football stadium, donated by Patriots owner Robert Kraft — Watson quickly responded, “I hope so, that’s the plan.”

He went on to say that American Football has a lot to offer the Israeli people, like “unity.” He said:

“It’s one of those great events where regardless of your race, religion or where you come from — it brings everyone together for a couple of hours and everyone supports each other and you have fun.”