For the second time in his career, Steelers OLB T.J. Watt was snubbed for the AP Defensive Player of the Year award. The prevailing narrative all season long has been that Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett was going to win the DPOY Award, almost as if it was preordained halfway through the season. And that is exactly what happened on Thursday night at the annual NFL Honors event as Garrett received his first DPOY award.
You don’t want to get too carried away with the stat sheet as there is always more to contextualize when it comes to a player’s performance on the football field.