Will T.J. Watt have another down year?

Jarrett Bailey has been the deputy editor for Behind The Steel Curtain since 2023. He also serves as an NFL contributor for The Sporting News, and is the host of The Pump Fake Podcast. He lives in Pittsburgh and is a lifelong Steelers fan.

Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt is a sure-fire Hall of Famer, and will get a gold jacket five years after he decides to hang up his cleats for good. That said, Watt is coming off a down year for his standards.

The former Defensive Player of the Year had just 11.5 sacks in 2024, which is his lowest total for a full season since his rookie year in 2017 when he had seven sacks. And while a double-digit sack total is far from a bad season, per se,…