While the race for the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year will come down to Pittsburgh Steelers’ All-Pro pass rusher TJ Watt and Los Angeles Rams’ All-Pro defensive lineman Aaron Donald once again, Donald — who is slated to play in his second Super Bowl on Sunday — made the case for Watt to not only receive DPOY hardware, but addition NFL awards Thursday night in the league’s awards ceremony.
Speaking with reporters Monday night during his media availability ahead of Super Bowl LVI, Donald made the case for Watt to win the league’s Most Valuable Player award, though he added the caveat that historically the MVP award has become a QB award, making it very difficult for non-QB, let alone a defensive player, to win the award.