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Steelers LB T.J. Watt has been out for nearly a month after suffering a partially punctured lung, but appears set to return for Week 18. When talking to reporters on Friday, Watt said he is “excited to play.”
“I feel really good. Not sure that I could’ve said that a week ago. … I’m excited to play,” Watt said, via Brooke Pryor.
Watt, 31, is a former first-round pick of the Steelers back in 2017. He played out his four-year, $9.258 million contract and made a base salary of $1.72 million in 2020.
Pittsburgh exercised Watt’s fifth-year option for $10.089 million in 2021. He then signed a four-year extension worth over $112 million with the Steelers that included $80 million fully guaranteed at signing. Watt signed another three-year, $123 million extension with Pittsburgh this offseason.
In 2025, Watt has appeared in 13 games for the Steelers and recorded 53 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss, seven sacks, one interception, seven passes defended, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
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