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Steelers’ T.J. Watt eyes franchise sack record vs. Browns

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt is preparing to play his 89th career game this week on Monday Night Football against the Cleveland Browns, and he looks to enter the history books.

Watt is just 0.5 sacks away from surpassing James Harrison as the team’s all-time sack leader, despite being just 28 years old. That’s how effortless Watt makes it to sack the quarterback. This week, he’s out for blood after taking a 30-7 loss in Week 1 against the San Francisco 49ers, and he’ll take his frustration out on fourth-round rookie Dawand Jones, who is starting his first NFL game in place of Jack Conklin, who suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Week 1.