The Pittsburgh Steelers have had one of the busiest offseasons in the NFL. The Steelers traded away and acquired multiple stars and signed four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers. Then the Steelers made star pass rusher T.J. Watt the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
It shows that Pittsburgh is all in on making a Super Bowl run this season, which is good, because Watt is extremely unhappy with the lack of playoff success thus far in his career.
“Trying to be the best,” Watt said, according to Pro Football Talk. “Trying to be the best that I can be. . . And winning a Super Bowl is no doubt motivating me and winning a playoff game is absolutely motivating me. It’s something that we haven’t been able to do since I’ve been there.
“I think that’s absolutely unacceptable and that is what’s attached to my name right now, and I have to answer for that. As much as it sucks, when you say, ‘TJ Watt: X, Y, Z,’ you also say, ‘TJ Watt: Not won a playoff game.’”
Fans reacted to Watt’s statement on social media.
“Never thought I’d see the steelers end up like the Patriots, smh,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“Well the team is mid at best so they will probably go another year without a playoff win,” someone else added.
“Blame the coach. They win just enough games so they can’t draft a great QB,” wrote another fan.
It’ll be interesting to see if this is the season Watt finally gets his coveted playoff win.