With the Pittsburgh Steelers set to close out their 2021 preseason schedule Friday night against the Carolina Panthers, its now all but guaranteed that outside linebacker T.J. Watt will enter Week 1 having not played a single snap in any of the team’s four exhibition contests. That bit noted, Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler said on Wednesday that it is a little bit concerning that the Steelers best defensive player will enter the regular season after not seeing any preseason playing time.
“I think he’ll be ready [for the season],” Butler said of Watt after Wednesday’s practice, according to the team’s released transcript of the press conference.