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The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year walked away from football following the 2022 season with the Arizona Cardinals after spending the first decade of his career with the Texans. During that time, he set all-time franchise marks with 101 sacks, 172 tackles for losses and 25 forced fumbles.
Now Watt, 35, a CBS Sports NFL analyst, gets to spend more time with his wife, Kealia, and their son, Koa, and is a minority investor in a professional soccer team, Burnley F.C. in the English Premier League.
On Thursday, Watt visited his former team, attending Texans training camp as he carried Koa around the practice field and greeted former teammates, including head coach DeMeco Ryans.
Watt said earlier this year that he would only come out if retirement if Ryans “absolutely” needed him to play. He sounds very content in retirement as a father, husband and NFL analyst.
Ryans has said that the door is always open for Watt, but the idea that Watt would come out of retirement appears to be a stretch.
Also, if Watt comes out of retirement, he would restart his clock of five years to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Watt is eligible as a first-ballot selection in four years, as long as he doesn’t play in the NFL again.
