J.J. Watt isn't returning to the NFL anytime soon, but Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans sounds like a man who'd take his old teammate back in a heartbeat.When asked by reporters under what circumstances he would call to ask Watt to unretire and play for Houston, Ryans laughingly said, "I need him right now.""I need to make that call right now," Ryans added. "Anytime J.J. Watts ready to go, Im ready to go. HC DeMeco Ryans exchange with the media today on J.J. Watt saying Saturday that if DeMeco needs him to play DeMeco can call him.DeMeco: I need him now! Anytime JJ Watts ready Tobias Harris Jersey to go, Im ready to go. Sean Pendergast (@SeanTPendergast) Watt he contemplated an NFL return in 2023 and said he told Ryans to call him if he needed a defensive lineman. Watt added Ryans shouldn't call him unle s he "absolutely" needed it implying that it would take a litany of injuries during a playoff push to get Watt to unretire from football."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.' And he knows not to call unle s he absolutely needs it," Watt said, via. "This is the last year I'll tell him that, because I'm not going to keep training the way I've been training, but he knows that if he ever truly does need it, I'll be there for him. I don't anticipate that happening. They've got a very good group."I very much don't want that to ever be the case that Ryans calls because of injuries . I hope everybody stays extremely healthy and they dominate and they don't need any other bodies. And I just get to watch and enjoy from the couch."Watt, 35, enjoyed a tremendous career with the Texans. He retired in 2022 after 12 years 10 of which were with the Texans where he tallied114.5 career sacks, 195 tackles for a lo s, 317 quarterback hits and 27 forced fumbles in 151 total games. Watt also won Defensive Player of the Year three times and made three Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams.Texans general manager Nick Caserio added more speculation earlier in a conversation on.Caserio said that Watt "always has an open door" with the team. Tony Bradley Jersey