Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt suffered a partially torn pectoral during the team’s Week One win last season against the Cincinnati Bengals, and without Watt the Steelers went 1-6 until he returned after the team’s Week Nine bye. Clearly, a healthy Watt is key to Pittsburgh’s success, and the 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year said this camp he’s finally getting back to playing without worry.
“I’m back to playing free. I really am. When you come back off injury, you always wanna say that you’re close to a hundred percent and you’re trying to do everything that you can, but it’s really hard to deep down feel that way.