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‘Hip-Drop’ Tackles Are Nothing Malicious According To T.J. Watt: ‘We’re Never Trying To Hurt Somebody’

Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt jumped on The Pat McAfee Show Thursday, continuing his media tour in Phoenix, Arizona in lead up for Super Bowl 57 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

Watt spoke to McAfee and former LB A.J. Hawk about this past season as well as his brothers and their relationship growing up and now as adults. Watt was later asked about the controversial ‘hip-drop’ tackle that the NFL is considering banning from the game. Injuries to Kanas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard during the playoffs have sparked discussions from medical professionals about the possibility of making this type of tackle illegal and subject to penalty.