The Pittsburgh Steelers have been very lucky to have TJ Watt as a dominant defense player since he was selected back in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

TJ Watt's former high school coach shares memories of coaching the future NFL star at Pewaukee High School in Wisconsin.

Watt had a bounceback performance after having logged just one tackle in the team's Week 8 loss to Cincinnati. The 31-year-old has registered just 4.0 sacks this season, which is well short of his typical output, but he'll look to be more productive during the second half of the season.

While speaking to reporters, he made his intention for the Week 8 matchup against the Green Bay Packers very clear. “Stop the run, stop the run, stop the run,” said Watt. The former first-team All-Pro defender made that statement a week after the Steelers gave up 142 rushing yards to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Here is more on where Micah Parsons and T.J. Watt rank among active players on the NFL career sack leaders list.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are scrambling for answers for how awful their defense has been in 2025. It got exposed in front of a national audience as they lost 35-25 on Sunday Night Football.

T.J. Watt and the Steelers take the field for pregame warmups in the 1933 Throwback Uniforms In honor of National Tight Ends Day, watch all of the touchdowns scored by the Steelers tight ends thought Week 7 of the 2025 season

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