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J.J. Watt Latest To Defend Steelers’ Plan Against Myles Garrett

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Two camps have quickly formed in response to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ plan for star Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett in their 13-6 loss on Sunday. One camp that says the team was too focused on Garrett to prevent him from tying or setting the NFL’s single-season sack record. And another that says the team smartly did what it could to limit a future Hall of Famer. J.J. Watt is firmly in the latter camp.

Appearing on The Pat McAfee Show Monday, Watt said Pittsburgh made the smart move.

“If you’re trying to stop the best player on the team from getting sacks, that’s generally the way to try and win the game,” J.