Steelers Made J.J. Watt Realize He Misses Football

The FOMO was quick, but the All-Pro got those feelings when he was at the Pittsburgh Steelers game.

PITTSBURGH -- Future Hall of Famer J.J. Watt isn't attempting an NFL comeback, and any hopes of him signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers are seemingly gone, but the former All-Pro did catch his first taste of FOMO while watching the black and gold. 

Watt was in attendance for the Steelers' Week 9 win over the Tennessee Titans. It was the first time this season he came to watch his brother T.J. in person, and immediately, he got the feeling that he missed football. 

"He's getting ready to leave and we start talking about the pre-game. That was truly the first time where I was like, 'Man, I wish I was doing this right now,'" Watt told the Pat McAfee Show. "For that moment, I was like I do wish that I was getting ready for a game. And just that feeling, that adrenaline and being able to see it and feel it in-house. It was the first time I actually had FOMO about it."

Watt was so ramped up about the situation that the next day, he went to the Steelers practice facility and worked out. 

"I went in the next day and I worked out in their facility and it’s a beautiful, it’s a great spot," Watt said. "Being around some of those guys and the strength coaches and just kind of that atmosphere inside of a building. I mean, there’s nothing like that camaraderie, that chemistry. That feeling of being in a building. So it was fun. I enjoyed it out there. I had a great time."

"When I was with TJ before the game it was truly the first time that I wished I was getting ready for a game..

I went in the next day and worked out in the Steelers facility..

Nothing compares to the atmosphere and camaraderie in a football building" ~ @JJWatt#PMSLive pic.twitter.com/Tg43GW3qZu

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 8, 2023

Now, before anyone starts hyping up a potential return to the game, Watt mentioned that he quickly realized how much he's enjoying retirement - and that seeing his brother after the game was a shot of reality that's he's fine where he is. 

"After that game when we're driving home, he's talking about 'ah, my finger hurts. My wrist hurts, my heal hurts. I was like, 'oh yeah, that's why I don't do it,'" Watt said. 

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