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J.J. Watt Would Unretire If Texans ‘Absolutely Need It’

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Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt has seemed to enjoy retirement, working part-time for CBS and appearing on The NFL Today, being a co-owner of Burnley F.C. and just not dealing with the grit and grind of life in the NFL. But J.J., the brother of Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt, said last season he “monitored” the Steelers and the Texans to potentially come out of retirement and play, and it sounds like there’s at least a chance he could do so this season. Speaking at his celebrity softball game, J.J. told reporters that he told DeMeco Ryans he would unretire and play for the Texans if they “absolutely need it.