At the time, the script couldn't have written itself any better.
The NFL star coming home to end his illustrious career at Lambeau Field. But this wasn't Hollywood and it wasn't meant to be for J.J. Watt and the Green Bay Packers.
"Sometimes, things just don’t materialize," Watt said Wednesday about joining the Packers in 2021, keeping the closest details to himself, during an interview on Mad Dog Sports Radio. "Sometimes, things don’t happen the way that fairy tales are supposed to happen."
The conversation with Watt, who retired from the NFL after last season, turned to the wild offseason two years ago when the Wisconsin native was suddenly a free agent for the first time, after spending the first 10 years of his career with the Houston Texans.