Art Rooney II doesn’t say much. But when he speaks, everyone better listen.
His mission this year? Fix a broken running game, one that finished 30th in the league in 2019.
Enter Derek Watt.
There’s no doubt signing Watt had plenty to do with what he offers on special teams. Exit one highly productive player, Tyler Matakevich shipping off to Buffalo, enter another. Watt matched Matakevich’s output with 16 special teams tackles a year ago.
But this has a lot to do with the run game, too. Roosevelt Nix’s injury essentially wiped out his entire season and the team had no one else to turn too.