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J.J. Watt: 'I don't want to leave the game any time soon'

HOUSTON -- In past offseasons, J.J. Watt has said he didn't know how much longer he would continue to play, acknowledging that the injuries he has dealt with made him think about life after football.

But now, coming off a stellar 2018 and in his first healthy offseason since 2015, the Houston Texans defensive end made it clear that doesn’t have any desire to be anywhere but the football field for the foreseeable future.

“I don’t want to leave the game any time soon,” Watt said. “I love it. Hopefully, we can say that I had two less years of pounding on my body, I had two less years of wear and tear, so that means two more years on the back end.