🤯 INSANE TEXANS RUMORS: J.J. Watt Considering Return + Why Jimmie Ward Is Still Out

🤯 INSANE TEXANS RUMORS: J.J. Watt Considering Return + Why Jimmie Ward Is Still Out

[Music] Welcome into Texans today. I'm your host, Jeremy Chugs. And coming up on today's show, um I can't lie, this is uh you know, shout out to Stranger Things. This is one of the strangest shows I've done in the past couple months. But yes, we're talking JJ Watt return. Is it possible, what did the Texans legend say to have me talking about it on a Tuesday morning? Also, what is the deal with Jimmy Ward? Is he coming back? Is he not coming back? It might not be due to injury. I'll get more into that because the Houston Chronicle dropped a very interesting article last week that I kind of want to break down on the back half of today's show. And then lastly, because of all the stuff we're talking about today, can the Texans even sign a free agent? Do they have any cap space? What is the deal with that? All this broken down on today's show, but it is the holiday season and I've been, you know, kind of binge watching a little bit of Stranger Things, but me and my wife, we like to watch the holiday movies from time to time. So, let me know down below, what is your favorite holiday movie? Jod, I'm going to put you on the spot. My producer, what's your favorite holiday movie? He said, "Elf." Let me know yours down in the comments section. And actually, Jod, before we go to this, I did get a DM from somebody, a Texans fan named Lily Joe. and she wanted me to give give a special shout out. Tanner Tro, I heard you watch my videos every single day. You're a massive Texans fan and today is your birthday. So, wanted to give you a special shout out. Got a great girlfriend, it sounds like, cuz she watches Texans today as well. But I just wanted to give you a shout out. Thanks for supporting the channel. Thanks for watching all my videos. And I hope you have a happy birthday. All right, let's get into our first story of today's show. JJ Watt, he's back in the news cycle. He told CBS Sports and Antonio Pierce on the uh uh Deis that he could make a comeback. They asked him, you know, simply, would you be able to play if a team, the Texans, wanted you to come back? This is JJ Watt's response. I could, especially a third down situational pass rusher. Absolutely. Now, tomorrow would be hell, but I could do it. I mean, I don't know how great I would be. I still run and I do sprints. I still work out. So, I could do it a full game, 65 plays. That would put me into the ground, brother. But I'd be down for the count. You want me to come in for 20 right now? 20 plays. Absolutely. I'll give you a sack, no question. And I mean, I don't know about you, Jod, that sounds to me like he wants to play. He was saying he would give you a sack, no question. And if he did come back for the Texans, that's all they would need him to be, a situational pass rusher. played 20 to 25 snaps. And that's exactly the role that JJ Watt kind of envisions himself being in if he does decide to return. And as a rotational defensive lineman, I think this could absolutely work. We've seen two defensive linemen out for the season in the past two weeks. Tim Settle Jr. with foot surgery and then now this past week, Mario Edwards Jr. out for the season with a pectoral injury. So, could the stars be aligning for JJ Watt to return as a Houston Texan? And when you look back, his last year in the league, a lot of guys, they go out and, you know, they're not they're a shell of themselves. JJ Watt, his last year with the Cardinals was actually really good. 12 and a half sacks, 18 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups. I mean, you're telling me that he couldn't give you, you know, 15 to 20 good snaps if he came back right now? I'd be down for it. Like, tell me right now, would you be pumped to see 99 back out there and maybe call me crazy me crazy, call me a conspiracy theorist. I have the tinfoil hat on, but Denil Hunter, Texans defensive end, whenever he signed with the Texans, he had worn 99 his entire career with the Minnesota Vikings. whenever he came to the Texans, he said, you know, 99, that's taken up by somebody already. He switched his number to 55. Did he see the writing on the wall? Did he know that possibly one day JJ could lace him back up for the Houston Texans? And what better year than right now with the Texans on the precipice of a possible playoff run. One of the scariest teams, one of the best defenses in the entire National Football League. I mean, give me a JJ down below if you agree with me. Actually, give me a JJ down below and like the video if you would absolutely freak out over a JJ Watt comeback right now. I know he won't be the same player, the, you know, almost MVP caliber level player that we once saw play for the Houston Texans, but still, I mean, the best player in franchise history coming back on a magical year like we're having this season. I mean, the the kid the kid Jeremy Chugs is absolutely screaming inside right now, YELLING JJ FREAKING WATT. LIKE, I I I MEAN, I I don't know. I don't know. I I I feel like I'm in a fever dream right now. I I don't even know. Like, pinch me. Am I dreaming right now? Is this video real that I'm talking about JJ Watt in the year 2025? Apparently so. So, go down and like the video. Give me those JJs down below in the comments section. Now coming up, could we see another veteran reinforcement soon with Jimmy Ward returning? Or is there some still some off the- field issues that need to be fixed? And somebody that could be a thorn in the side of the Houston Texans outside of the NFL. I'll get to that in just a moment. 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Remember, Jimmy Ward was the first player that Demo Ryan signed to the Texans after he got the head coaching job and has been kind of his go-to guy on the defense. But injury might not be the issue. The Houston Chronicle released an article going over Ward's legal proceedings with his former partner, and could this be the reason why he's still not playing for the Texans? Because, you know, he's been dealing with the foot injury. It's been, you know, well discussed. He's been dealing with it. But I mean, that's going all the way to the offseason. Like, is it still an issue to the point where he can't play, or is there something else Texans fans should be worried about? Let's look at this Houston Chronicle article. The suit accuses Ward of past drug and alcohol abuse and possibly being under the influence of methamphetamines during the alleged June 12th attack. Other requests from Busby, the lawyer for um Ward's accuser, include communications between Ward or his representation and the Texans organization regarding the incidents in question along with admitting physical abuse or threats of violence against West. For Ward, this pro process mirrors Deshun Watson's dealings versus Busby, the same lawyer that represented all of the accusers from Deshaawn Watson. The Houstonbased lawyer filed civil lawsuits against the former Texans quarterback quarterback on behalf of women who accused Watson of sexual misconduct during massage appointments. The suit also sought documentation from the Texans organization regarding their communications with Watson. So the same lawyer that was with the dealings with Deshun Watson and his accusers is with the same basically on the same side against the Texans with Jimmy Ward. and he's going after not only Ward, he wasn't only going after Watson, he's going after the Houston Texans because as you saw in that article, one of the main points is he's trying to within these legal proceedings get the communications between Ward, his team, and the Houston Texans organization. And not only that, Tony Busby is also possibly targeting the Houston Texans intentionally because not only the Deshun Watson case, not only the Jimmy Ward case, he's also representing Carrie McNair, Cal McNair's brother, who is actively suing the Houston Texans because he feels like he got pushed out of the ownership group and he deserves more say and more part of this Texans team. Um, you know, at the end of the day, it does seem like a track record of Tony Busby going after the Houston Texans and going after this organization. I I mean, I'm not saying he's on the wrong side of anything. You know, he's doing his job as a lawyer and, you know, defending his clients, but it is kind of strange that all of his clients seem to be lining up against the Houston Texans, right? Like that, you know, Houston based lawyer, this, that, or the other. I mean, once is maybe a coincidence, maybe even two times, but three times, that's a pattern, right? That's a pattern between him and the Houston Texans organization. So, something that we're going to have to keep an eye on, especially with this Jimmy Ward drama. I don't know if he's out still due to injury or because of the legal proceedings. He was cleared of charges before, but now this is a civil suit and Tony Busby is trying to, you know, essentially go after Jimmy Ward's character and go after his name. And, you know, wrong or right, maybe it's working. Maybe that's what's keeping Jimmy Ward off the field for the time being. Now, if there's any more to do with Jimmy Ward, any of the legal proceedings, even around, you know, Carrie McNair versus Cal McNair, make sure you hit that subscribe button here for more updates around your Houston Texans. All year long, I got you covered. No matter if it's on the field, off the field, we got you covered. Your one-stop shop for Texans news and rumors updates. You know, it's here at Texans today. Now, before I let you go, I have one more thing I want to discuss on today's show, and that's will the Texans sign a free agent and you know this, that, and the other. Everybody's talked about, you know, we don't have any money. We don't this that, you know, the Texans can't sign anybody. They should sign a bigname free agent. Well, before we get into into any of that, somebody one of my favorite follows on Twitter actually is Texanscap. If you haven't given him a follow, you should do so. Everything kind of the moneywise side of the Houston Texans, he's got you covered. and he put out this photo on X talking about the Texans current salary cap projection for this season as of December 15th, 2025. So, he put it out um just yesterday and he said the Texans projected cap space right now is a little bit over 5 million. So, I don't know what JJ Watt would want in a you know a possible contract. I don't know what other guys would want in a possible contract because there's been multiple players linked to the Texans and in a position of need. guy that I was just talking about, Jimmy Ward, safety. Multiple safeties have been linked to the Houston Texans. Justin Simmons came out and said he wanted to play for this Texans defense. Tyron Matthew the Honeybadger also said he would love to play for Demo Ryan in Houston. So, what's the holdup? Texans don't want to pay these guys or they're waiting on Jimmy Ward that situation to kind of clear out or they just feel comfortable with, you know, Miles Bryan and all the practice squad players that they have that they keep on, you know, bringing up. it seems like kind of working out just fine because the Texans defense has been number one in the NFL throughout the season. Um just something to look at because the Texans, you know, as we get further along the season, the contract number is going to go down because you're paying guys per game. So if you're only paying them for a couple games, you know, playoffs, I that cap number that, you know, amount that you're going to have to pay these guys is going to go down as well. So maybe they're waiting towards the end of the year. Maybe they're waiting right before the playoffs to sign a couple more guys, but something to at least keep an eye out. Make sure you give Texas Cap a follow though on X and make sure you give me a follow on X as well while you're there. Jeremy Chugs. I'm always tweeting around the Houston Texans, the NFL, just my my inner thoughts, everything you need to know around Jeremy Chugs. And if you made it to the end of today's video, make sure you hit that subscribe button. We're doing something right. You made it all the way to the end of the video, so why not take a chance on me? Go down and hit that subscribe button. And I always say this, give me one week. Hit that sub button. Give me one week. It's 100% free. If you don't like it in a week, unsubscribe. But let me prove to you why this is the number one Texans channel here on YouTube. [Music]

Houston Texans rumors are heating up around a possible return of Texans legend J.J. Watt. After the Philip Rivers return with the Indianapolis Colts people are questioning if other NFL legends could return to action. Antonio Pierce asked on CBS Sports if Watt would return to action and he said he could play tomorrow. This Texans news and rumors video is presented by PrizePicks! Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Chat Sports host Jeremy Chuggs breaks down the latest Texans news, Texans rumors and NFL updates heading into NFL Week 16.

The 2 main topics on this Texans Today video:
– Will J.J. Watt return to help out the Texans defense and DeMeco Ryans?
– When will Texans safety Jimmie Ward be able to play for the Texans?

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J.J. Watt highlights today’s video! Here are his 2022 stats when he last played for the Cardinals:
39 Tackles
18 TFL
12.5 Sacks
7 PBU

J.J. Watt On if he could still play:
“I could, especially a 3rd down situational pass rusher absolutely. Now tomorrow would be hell… but I could do it. I mean I don’t know how great I would be. I still run and do sprints; I still work out so I could do it. A full game, 65 plays, that would put me into the ground brother. I’d be down for the count. You want me to come in for 20 right now? Absolutely I’ll give you a sack no question.”

Houston Chronicle On Jimmie Ward legal saga
“The suit accuses Ward of past drug and alcohol abuse and possibly being under the influence of methamphetamines during the alleged June 12 attack. Other requests from Buzbee include communications between Ward or his representation and the Texans organization regarding the incidents in question, along with admitting physical abuse or threats of violence against West. For Ward, this process mirrors Deshaun Watson’s dealings versus Buzbee. The Houston-based lawyer filed civil lawsuits against the former Texans quarterback on behalf of women who accused Watson of sexual misconduct during massage appointments. The suits also sought documentation from the Texans organization regarding their communications with Watson.”

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