When the Pittsburgh Steelers take the field on Sunday, they will have the last two NFL Defensive Player of the Year award winners on the field with OLB T.J. Watt suiting up for the Black and Gold and DE Nick Bosa back in time for San Francisco after ending his holdout.
Bosa won the award last season after a spectacular 2022 campaign in which he racked up 18.5 sacks. Watt wasn’t in the running to defend the award as he missed seven games last season with a torn pec, causing him to miss seven games. Bosa may be the most recent recipient of the honor, but that isn’t stopping former NFL executive Marc Ross from thinking that Watt will best Bosa when the Steelers and 49ers square off in Week One.