T.J. Watt has been ruled out for the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ upcoming playoff game against the Buffalo Bills with a knee injury. And while he was surely joking, Watt’s big brother JJ Watt alluded to the notion of replacing his younger brother for Sunday’s game.
The elder Watt posted the following message and photo on social media shortly after Steelers coach Mike Tomlin ruled his star pass rusher out for Sunday’s game.
“Think they’d notice?” JJ Watt wrote, wearing a Steelers uniform.
Many Steelers fans had hoped that JJ Watt would have had a stint with the black and gold before retiring last year. After all, two of the three Watt brothers were teammates in Pittsburgh after former NFL fullback Derek Watt signed with the Steelers in 2020.
JJ Watt, who in turn has showered the Steelers and the team’s fanbase with praise, never did play for the team his younger brothers played for. Watt retired after the 2022 season and has since settled into his new role as a CBS Sports NFL analyst. Watt and his wife also became minority investors…
