The Pittsburgh Steelers players voted outside linebacker T.J. Watt their team MVP for a second consecutive season on Thursday and on the heels of that, rookie outside linebacker Alex Highsmith was asked to comment on his position-mate winning the award this week when he met the media on Friday.
“First and foremost, T.J.’s so deserving,” Highsmith said of his outside linebacker teammate. “That’s not going to be the only award for him. Up next is Defensive Player of the Year and I think we all know that. T.J.’s been just great to play with, him and Bud [Dupree].