In his first three seasons in the NFL, Justin Fields went up against some great defensive players, seeing first-hand what greatness on that side of the football looks like.
But it took just one game into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers to see something he’s never seen before. That would be the dominance of star pass rusher and future Hall of Famer T.J. Watt.
Appearing on the latest episode of the “Not Just Football with Cam Heyward” podcast, Fields said that he never saw a player take over a game like Watt did against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1, a game in which Watt had 2 sacks and 2 forced fumbles taken away due to bogus penalties, and finished with a sack, 4 tackles, a tackle for loss against the run and a fumble recovery.