JJ Watt is open to a return to the NFL and the Texans. But only if the team is in dire straitsThe three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and five-time All-Pro defensive end told reporters in Houston at his charity softball event this weekend that he would unretire to rejoin his old club if head coach DeMeco Ryans "absolutely" needed him."I told DeMeco last year, I said, 'Don't call unle s you absolutely need it, but if you ever do call, I'll be there.'
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