J.J. Watt reveals if he could return to NFL

Defensive celebrity J.J. Watt sounds dedicated to remaining retired although he urged he could supply lots to a Super Bowl contender on the age of 34. 

“There’s no doubt that as you see the promotions start rolling in, and knowing the game is coming up, you definitely have that competitive edge where you’re like, ‘I could still do this,'” Watt informed Jenna Lemoncelli of the New York Post. “I definitely could go out there if I wanted to still play well. But then there’s the other part of you — that when I woke up this morning, my body felt great, my knees felt good, my back felt good because nobody’s hitting me every single day. So, I always remind myself at any time where I start to get that itch, like, ‘should I?’ — I just remember, ‘Oh yeah. No, I enjoy waking up feeling great.'”

Watt retired after he spent the final two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and will probably be inducted into the Houston Texans’ Ring of Honor throughout the crew’s residence recreation versus the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday. T.J. Watt, J.J.’s youthful brother, options for Pittsburgh and is among the league’s high defensive stars. 

J.J. Watt joined the Texans because the eleventh general choose of the 2011 NFL Draft and earned three Defensive Player of the Year Awards, together with quite a few different honors, throughout his Houston tenure that ended when he requested for his launch in February 2021. Back in June, the long run Hall of Famer revealed that the start of his son impacted his choice to name time on his taking part in profession.

Watt has embraced quite a few off-the-field alternatives following his retirement and at present serves as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports. 

“This is the first fall that I’ll have Thanksgiving and Christmas to be able to be at home and not have any meetings or practices,” Watt defined. “I mean, the month of August was fantastic. I’ve never had it before [because] I’ve had training camp all the time — so it was really nice to be able to do some things and enjoy that time with my family.” 

It appears that any groups enthusiastic about giving Watt a name earlier than the vacation season approaches can put that concept to mattress forward of October.