Baltimore: Shocking Twist in Stellar PlayofF Puse T.J Wattt’s injury sparks concerned about the situation. Watt may suffer a grade 3 left MCL sprain during Saturdays crucial 17-10 win over the Ravens pending additional testing according to source in from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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After the game, watt ley on the we, muddy filt and pounded his fist while teammates knelt around him. Atar spending several minutes in the sidetline medical tent, waat, who walked to the locker room under his own power, was further evaluated.
Linebacker Elandon Roberts commented, “obviously TJ is an important part of not only our defense but our team.” “Great leader, great guy, on and of the field. I hope it does not end up being that bad…From a team standpoint, we definitely don’t wan’t to see T.J lose.”
To that point, waat had collected two sacks and a tackle for loss on Saturday, bringing his season to tell to 19. He not only leads the NFL in sacks, but also becomes the second player in league history with multiple seasons of at least 19 seconds sacks.
Coach Mike Tomlin expressed hope that T.J watt’s injury would not be too serious. Tomlin said, “Maybe the next time we meet I will have more information” Obviously it’s disappointing, but there are challenges in the game of football, there are challenges in life, so well deal with it no matter what.”
In watt’s absence, the Steelers turn to Marcus golden and rookie nick HarbiG to rotate opposite Alex Highsmith. Golden, a free agency signing, sacked Ravens quarterback Tylor Huntley on third down, forsing Baltimore to settle for a fild goal on its final drive.
“I got a lot of sacks hitting the sidelines, but I just want to go out there and wan to the game for my team, “Golden said.”Go out there and compete for T. J. You have got to play hard for a guy like him when he loses because that’s what he does.”
If further testing confirms a several MCL sprain and the Steelers reach the playoffs, it is unlikely Watt will be avilable for the first round. That would mean finding another defensive replacement in a season that has already seen a number of changes.
Regarding replacing Watt, defensive captain cameron Heyward said, “Even thought its a big ask, we better be able to do that. “Its not going to be one guy. We’ve got mix up some things, but as a pass-rush crew and as a D-line and outside linebacker crew, we’ve got step up. It goes back to the guys. Like Alex Highsmith, who I thought played very well today, Nick herbig, marcus Golden. These are guys we’ve done a good job. No one can go out there and do that “Will say, “Hey I’m T.J Watt,’ but collectively we have to pick it up.”