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J.J. Watt ‘Would Be Extremely Proud’ If T.J. Wins Defensive Player Of The Year Award

When you have three siblings all reach the highest level of their profession, something almost surely will have gone right in terms of genetics and upbringing, particularly if that profession involves athletic requirements, as is the case with the Watt brothers in the NFL.

Oldest brother J.J. is by far the most accomplished, one of only two three-time winners of the Defensive Player of the Year Award, and virtual shoe-in to be an eventual member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as clearly one of the greatest defensive players of his era.

Youngest brother T.J. is trying to play catch-up, and is hoping to win his first Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2020 after leading the NFL with 15 sacks.