Tomlin has been under fire for his lack of postseason success, losing his last six playoff games and the most recent five have been first-round exits, including Saturday against AFC North rival Baltimore. It was just another in a string of disappointing endings.
Watt had 11.5 sacks this season, but over the last 193 snaps of the year, they failed to record a single statistic. He battled thumb and ankle injuries to close the season, but it was a disappointing end for a player the Steelers looked at as their superstar cornerstone.
Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt is named one of five finalists for AP Defensive Player of the Year, an award he previously won in 2021.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has been named one of the five finalists for this year's AP Defensive Player of the Year Award. T.J. Watt, Zack Baun, Myles Garrett, Trey Hendricksen, and Patrick Surtain II are the finalists for the award this year.
Watt won the AP Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2021, joining an exclusive group of Steelers who won the award, including Joe Greene (1972, 1974), Mel Blount (1975), Jack Lambert (1976), Rod Woodson (1993), James Harrison (2008) and Troy Polamalu (2010), five of the six in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Pittsburgh Steelers star edge rusher T.J. Watt offered a very candid admission on his playoff performance and how it must improve in 2025.
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt is dealing with multiple injuries and pulled out of the Pro Bowl.
It was a sequence that perfectly captured the Pittsburgh Steelers’ desultory first-round playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night, and also the desultory, mediocre reality that has surrounded the Steelers for a decade now.
Linebacker TJ Watt is fully committed to staying with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the long term wit his deal set to expire after 2025.
T.J. Watt had a solid 2024 season, but his late struggles raise questions about his finalist spot for Defensive Player of the Year.
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a disastrous end to their season. After looking like the feel-good story of the NFL through the first half of the season, Pittsburgh’s season ended on three straight losses.