J.J. Watt told Pat McAfee he would've made good on his end of the wager he made with Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford.

J.J. Watt will not be coming out of retirement to join the Cincinnati Bengals after James Trafford's string of clean sheets comes to an end.

Former NFL defensive end J.J. Watt insists he was prepared to come out of retirement next season if he lost the friendly wager he made with Burnley FC goalkeeper James Trafford.Watt, who owns a minority stake in the English club,

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, though, and involves English soccer team Burnley F.C., which Watt owns a stake in.

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Even Joe Burrow and the Bengals might want to start paying attention. If Trafford carries this streak into Burnley’s final match in May, there’s a real chance Bengals players will make the trip to England to witness history- and possibly secure Watt’s return.

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.

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