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The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without T.J. Watt for the second consecutive game after he had to get surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung. The injury occurred at the team facility, and Watt was sent to a local Pittsburgh hospital after feeling discomfort. And with such a rare and frankly scary injury, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that returning to the playing field isn’t Watt’s main focus – getting completely healthy is.
“After missing two games due to a partially collapsed lung, T.J. Watt’s return to play remains murky and uncertain, per sources,” Schefter reports on X. “Watt’s focus has been on getting healthy from his partially collapsed lung; returning to play is secondary, and has not been his focus. Doctors will assess how he feels next week to see if there’s even a chance to play in Week 17, but ideally Watt gets more time to recover from his lung injury that resulted in him being ruled out of Sunday’s game vs. Detroit.”
The Steelers are 2-11 all-time with Watt out of the lineup. However, his health should remain his primary focus – even if it means he can’t return to the field until 2026.
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