Reason why Watt expressed excitement for both of his team mate…..
At the 101 Awards in Kansas City, Pittsburgh Steelers player T.J. Watt received recognition and was awarded the 2023 AFC Defensive Player of the Year.
The Steelers have been active in the offseason, and although Watt was recognized for his accomplishments last season, Fox 4 Kansas City questioned the team’s standout defensive about his thoughts on the trades the team made for Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.
“I’m excited for both of them,” Watt said. “To be able to have some big-time new faces and some guys who have played at a high level. Especially Russ, a guy who’s won a Super Bowl in the locker room. I’m just hoping I can learn something from those guys, and hopefully show them how things are done in Pittsburgh, as well… I haven’t won a playoff game my whole career there, so I’m open to any type of information where we can continue to get better and hopefully those guys can help us do that.”
Watt continued.
“It’s a tough, competitive league. There’s so much parity, especially just even in our division. You look at all the quarterbacks, I’m just glad that we have one.”
This will be the fourth consecutive season the Steelers have had a new Week 1 starter.