JJ Watt may have to unretire and play with Bengals

J.J. Watt isn't backing out of his unretirement to join Bengals wager
J.J. Watt isn’t backing down from his friendly wager that could force him out of retirement to join the Cincinnati Bengals. For those out of the loop, Watt, a partial owner of Burnley F.C., agreed to a wager with goalkeeper James Trafford about consecutive clean sheets. If the sheets remain blank, Watt would go join Trafford’s Bengals.
JJ Watt may have to unretire and play with Bengals as crazy bet with soccer goalie gets serious
J.J. Watt isn’t backing down from a bet he made with Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford, even if the NFL legend has to come out of retirement. Trafford and Watt made a bet in December that if the keeper went without giving up a goal for the rest of the EFL Championship season then the former defensive end would come out of retirement to play for the Bengals.
JJ Watt sets the record straight about playing for the Bengals, but there's a potential problem that could complicate things
JJ Watt may've been joking around originally, but he'll actually try to play for the Cincinnati Bengals next season if Burnley FC goalkeeper James Trafford keeps stacking clean sheets. Watt confirmed those plans while making an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show Tuesday.
J.J. Watt keeps teasing unretirement to join Bengals
By now, many Bengals fans surely know the backstory here. Watt, partial owner of Burnley F.C., made a bet with goalkeeper James Trafford back in December that he would come out of retirement to join the Bengals if Trafford doesn’t surrender a goal for the remainder of the season.
'I'll Do It' - J.J. Watt Says He's Ready to Make NFL Return And Play For Bengals If Burnley Bet Is Fulfilled
I'll Do It' - J.J. Watt Says He's Ready to Make NFL Return And Play For Cincinnati Bengals If Burnley Bet Is Fulfilled
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