Outside of the Deacon Jones Award, which is automatically awarded to the player who records the most sacks during the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers were shut out of the awards ceremony for the NFL’s 2020 season last night, though of course they got great news as far as the Hall of Fame goes.
This is in spite of the fact that they had arguably worthy candidate for multiple awards. Obviously, T.J. Watt was a favorite to win the Defensive Player of the Year Award, but he finished second to Aaron Donald, the latter’s 27 votes surpassing his 20.