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T.J. Watt Not Focused On Breaking Steelers Sack Record (Though He Definitely Will)

T.J. Watt said years ago he stopped caring about individual milestones. But he’s about to reach a doozy of one this season. Entering 2023, he sits just 3.5 sacks shy from breaking James Harrison’s all-time Pittsburgh Steelers’ sack record, Harrison at 80.5, Watt at 77.5. Watt says he only cares about winning, though the more sacks he racks up, the more the Steelers win.

Appearing on NFL Network yesterday, Watt was asked if the pending record has his attention.

“If it happens Week One, it happens,” he told NFLN. “If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. That’s the cool thing about this part of my career.