From the moment T.J. Watt opted against showing up at Thursday night’s NFL Honors, the outcome of the award was obvious. Watt wouldn’t join J.J. Watt as the handful of players to win multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards. Instead, it went to the Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett who had better advanced metrics but worse conventional stats.
After taking some time to react, J.J. Watt shared his thoughts on the outcome. Tweeting Friday afternoon, Watt said he didn’t know what more T.J. could’ve done to win the award but credited Garrett for being a great player.