It's official, JJ Watt won't be coming out of retirement. For the past two months, there had been a chance that the three-time defensive player of the year was going to return to the NFL in 2025 over a bet he made,

The Cincinnati Bengals lost veteran defensive end Sam Hubbard to retirement on Wednesday morning, a day after their hopes of luring J.J. Watt out of retirement came to an end. The story of Watt potentially unretiring to join the Bengals is quite interesting,

The Cincinnati Bengals are looking to retool their defense this offseason, but a lighthearted wager may have them considering retired defensive star J.J. Watt for a roster spot.

Burnley FC partial owner J.J. Watt jokingly promised goalkeeper James Trafford he'd suit up for Trafford's Cincinnati Bengals under an unlikely condition.

Legendary former Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt joked Saturday that he is preparing to take the next step toward an NFL return due to a bet with Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford.

J.J. Watt will not be making an NFL return to play for the Bengals this fall. Watt is a part owner of the Burnley English soccer club and his goalkeeper, James Trafford, wanted him on the Bengals. The former NFL All-Pro defensive end and three-time Defensive Player of the Year joked about the possibility of ending his retirement and playing for Cincinnati if Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford held up his end of a bet to not allow any goals for the rest of the English League Championship season.

A friendly bet between a former five-time All-Pro defensive end and an English goalkeeper could have seen one of the great NFL pass rushers come out of retirement.

The Burnley partial owner's joking wager with goalkeeper James Trafford ended Tuesday, but only after an impressive two-month run.

In January, Watt posted messages between him and Trafford where the English footballer asked Watt to come out of retirement to play for the Cincinnati Bengals. "You don't allow a goal the rest of the season and it's a deal," the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year replied.