While the Pittsburgh Steelers’ pass rush has suffered greatly without T.J. Watt, it hasn’t prevented Alex Highsmith from having a career year. Highsmith already has a career-high 6.5 sacks with half a season to go and Watt expected to return in Week Ten. That will take some of the attention off Highsmith and place it back on Watt, something Cam Heyward says is dangerous for offensive linemen to do. He evaluated Highsmith’s game on the latest episode of his Not Just Football podcast, of which Highsmith was a guest.
“Even though TJ got hurt, with Alex, I think he was going to have a really good year regardless if TJ got hurt,” Heyward said.