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Get to know T.J. Watt, known as Steelers rapper 'Big Watt'

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PITTSBURGH -- Coming off a two-sack, one-interception performance that earned him NFL defensive rookie of the week, T.J. Watt has made an early splash on the NFL scene.

Here are a few things you might not know about Watt.

Meet 'Big Watt': Pittsburgh Steelers players like to mess around and freestyle rap at training camp, and when Watt hopped into the linebacker cypher, the result was not impressive.

"Not at all," linebacker Arthur Moats said with a laugh.

But the attempt earned him a nickname: Big Watt.