Derek Watt wasn’t the first in the family to knew the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to try and sign him. That news went to younger brother TJ, who kept the news a secret for just a little bit. Derek explained what happened in an interview with Steelers.com’s Missi Matthews.
“TJ got a call the day before I found out I was going to be a Steeler,” Derek told Matthews in a recent Skype call on the team website. “They got his blessing. Coach Tomlin called him and confirmed it’d be something he would be ok with.