Aaron Donald may not have settled the score, but he certainly put his thumb on the scale of who the best defensive player is in football now that Donald has hung up his cleats. Donald’s vote went to Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt, choosing him over Myles Garrett, Micah Parsons, and all the other names in the mix.
Reacting to Donald’s comments, a panel for Talk of Fame Two, usually reserved for Hall of Fame discussions, debated the validity of that statement. Is Watt the best in football? The panel was mixed.
In the affirmative was football historian Jim Campbell, who nearly went a step further to float the idea that Watt was better than Donald even when both were active NFL players.