(CNN) Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell didn't leave anything to chance when it came to signing J.J. Watt -- the American businessman personally flew his jet to scoop up and transport the three-time defensive player of the year to his new team. After weeks of speculation, it was the Cardinals who won the hotly contested race to sign Watt on a two-year deal reportedly worth $31 million, with Bidwell adding that personal touch to take the five-time Pro-Bowler to his new home in Scottsdale, Arizona. "I'm very excited. My wife and I are very excited to be here," Watt told the team's official Twitter account after landing. "Mr. Bidwill, [general manager] Steve [Keim], everybody here has been unbelievable so far and I'm just excited to get started. I'm very excited to get started, get to work, get to know the people of Arizona and to go to work, to try and help them win a championship." "The one thing that I can promise you is I'm going to work my ass off … [Read more...] about NFL owner, who is also a pilot, jets in to help secure J.J. Watt deal
