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T.J. Watt Was Told He Wasn’t Allowed To Punch Out Fumbles From Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown In Practice

Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt has become the master of the punch out to force a fumble, learning the “Peanut Punch” made famous by Charles Tillman from Tim Tibesar, his linebackers coach at Wisconsin. But Watt didn’t get a chance to perfect or work on the moves in practice early in his Steelers tenure. He told ESPN’s Hannah Storm on Sunday NFL Countdown that he was told by the team he couldn’t punch out the team’s star players, specifically Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown

“When I got to the NFL, it was funny, the first couple years of practice, I was doing it rookie minicamp, and they were like, that’s great, but when Le’Veon [Bell] and AB [Antonio Brown] and those guys get there, you’re not allowed to punch those guys.