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‘Largely Invisible’: Analyst Wonders If Steelers Aren’t ‘Getting What They Expect’ From T.J. Watt

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Although T.J. Watt had a good year, 2024 was something of a down season for the star edge rusher with 11.5 sacks. The Pittsburgh Steelers still made him the highest-paid non-quarterback at the time this offseason, but so far Watt has yet to record a sack in 2025. Analyst Dan Hanzus is starting to worry after two relatively quiet games from the 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

“I thought T.J. Watt was largely invisible against the Jets,” Hanzus said Monday on his Heed The Call podcast. “He had a couple of plays, but it wasn’t the T.