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Retired defensive lineman J.J. Watt responded to speculation that he could sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
No NFL team seems to love bloodlines like the Pittsburgh Steelers do. After Cameron Heyward’s injury in Week 1, Steelers insiders wondered if the Steelers could lull J.J. Watt out of retirement to add the other half of the best brother passing rushing duo in recent NFL history.
Watt, though, admitted through Twitter on September 15 that he is enjoying retirement too much to entertain the possibility of an NFL comeback. Even if playing with his brother and the Steelers is on the table.
“I appreciate the thought very much (and all the love from Pitt. I love you guys),” Watt wrote in his Twitter post. “But I spent the morning with my wife and 10 mo. old son and am now making the turn after the 9th hole with a Miller Lite in one hand and a hot dog in front of me …
“Kinda beats practice.”
Dave Holcomb is a sports reporter covering the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions for Heavy.com. Originally from Pittsburgh, Holcomb has covered college and professional sports for outlets including Fansided, Rotowire and Yardbarker. More about Dave Holcomb
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