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T.J. Watt Dealing With Thumb Injury

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Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt suffered an ankle injury in Week 15 against the Philadelphia Eagles, and while he didn’t miss time, it caused him to be limited in practice ahead of the team’s Week 16 game. During the team’s Week 17 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, sideline reporter Melanie Collins reported that Watt has been dealing with a right thumb injury. His brother, J.J., who’s one of the analysts for the Netflix broadcast, said the thumb injury has been more bothersome for him than the ankle was.

“He honestly said that one bothered him more than the ankle,” J.