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.

NFL legend and three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt outlined a condition for him to unretire and play for the Bengals.

T.J. Watt officially declared for the 2017 NFL draft following his outstanding 2016 collegiate football season at the University of Wisconsin. Being among the best defensive players in his draft class, he was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine and participated in all of the drills.

J.J. Watt, a part owner of Burnley F.C., might have to come out retirement if James Trafford, the club's goalkeeper, keeps playing out of his mind. In January, Watt posted messages between him and Trafford where the English footballer asked Watt to come out of retirement to play for the Cincinnati Bengals.

To recap: Watt and his wife are minority owners of the English football club Burnley, currently standing third in the Championship table. All the way back in December, Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford asked Watt to come out of retirement and play for the Bengals.

It won’t happen until after the quarterback position is resolved. It might not transpire until late in training camp or a few days before the start of the regular season — just like it did in 2021. Make no mistake,

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.

Burnley FC partial owner J.J. Watt jokingly promised goalkeeper James Trafford he'd suit up for Trafford's Cincinnati Bengals under an unlikely condition.