Luckily for Watt, filing a retirement letter is strictly ceremonial nowadays in the NFL. According to a 2019 report from Pro Football Talk, the NFL no longer utilizes "retirement papers." ...

5x 1st Team All-Pro, 5x Pro Bowler, 3x NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Texans All-Time Sack Leader and NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year, J.J. Watt wrote a special letter to his fans in Houston ...