In just five short years, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt has ascended from a raw, intriguing outside linebacker with terrific bloodlines into one of the very best players in all of the NFL, position be damned.
His relentless work ethic and physical gifted are a bit contributing factor into that, but to hear him speak about his growth and overall impact between the white lines, it has to do with his mentality, which he honed as the youngest of three growing up in the Watt household.
Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show Thursday from Radio Row in Arizona ahead of Super Bowl LVII, Watt discussed his mentality stepping between the white lines, that has led to some incredible success and put him on a path to a Hall of Fame induction when it’s all said and done.