The Pittsburgh Steelers have ruled starting outside linebacker T.J. Watt out of this week’s game against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football, head coach Mike Tomlin announced on Friday.

“He had a medical procedure yesterday,” Tomlin said. “He’s been released from the hospital. He’s at home resting comfortably. That’s good news from a medical standpoint, but from a participation standpoint, he’ll be described as out this week for Monday night.”

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Cleveland Browns All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett revealed that he reached out to Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt after hearing the news that Watt was hospitalized with a lung injury.

Watt suffered a partially collapsed lung after undergoing a dry needling treatment session at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Wednesday, his brother J.J. Watt announced via social media on Friday.

Dry needling is an acupuncture-like physical therapy treatment used by physical therapists to treat pain and movement impairments.

“Well since you asked that, I reached out to him. I don’t have his number or anything, but I reached out...

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This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Sights & Sounds: Dugger, Pierre Aim to Shake Off Ailments

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Pittsburgh Steelers star linebacker T.J. Watt has been ruled out of Monday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins after being taken to a local hospital Wednesday for a lung issue. Head coach Mike Tomlin spoke after Friday’s practice and confirmed Watt will not play in Week 15, as shared by Steelers.com’s Teresa Varley. Coach Tomlin […]

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The injury to T.J. Watt has dominated NFL headlines for the last 24 hours. Watt was sent to a Pittsburgh hospital after experiencing discomfort on Wednesday, and it was revealed that the discomfort came from an injury to his lung. His brother, J.J. Watt, has now updated everyone on the specifics of the injury.

“Yesterday TJ had successful surgery to stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung suffered Wednesday after a dry needling treatment session at the facility,” Watt posted on X. “Recovery timeline is still TBD, but all went well and he is being released from the hospital today....

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt suffered a partially collapsed lung after undergoing a dry needling treatment session at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Wednesday, his brother J.J. Watt announced via social media on Friday.

Dry needling is an acupuncture-like physical therapy treatment used by physical therapists to treat pain and movement impairments.

J.J. Watt also confirmed that his brother had successful surgery to repair the damage and that he is being released from the hospital today.

T.J. Watt is considered unlikely to play this Monday when the Steelers host the Miami Dolphins, but he is expected to make a...

Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt is being released from the hospital today after undergoing surgery for a partially collapsed on Thursday, according to his brother, J.J. Watt on Twitter. The injury occurred after a dry-needling session at the team facility on Wednesday. Yesterday TJ had successful surgery to stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung […]

Though it’s unknown exactly when T.J. Watt will again take the field, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport notes that the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker is expected to play again sometime this season. After needing surgery for a partially collapsed lung following a dry-needling treatment, Watt is recovering and unlikely to play Monday night against the Miami […]

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