T. J. Watt
American football player
Follow T. J. Watt on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| January 2 2025 | Named to his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl. |
| January 1 2025 | Named Steelers Team MVP for the fifth time, setting a franchise record. |
| 2024 | Named Second-team All-Pro, won PFF Award for Best Run Defender, ranked No. 8 in the NFL Top 100 Players, and named Team MVP. Led the league in forced fumbles. |
| 2024 | T. J. Watt played a postseason game with the Pittsburgh Steelers but did not record any significant statistics. |
| 2024 | Strip sacked Joe Burrow in Week 13's victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, leading to a fumble recovery that set up a field goal. |
| 2024 | Suffered a wrist injury during the AFC wildcard playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, which limited his performance in the second half of the game. |
| 2024 | Ranked No. 8 in the NFL Top 100 Players. Named Team MVP for the fifth time. |
| 2024 | In Week 5's loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Watt recorded his 100th career sack, becoming one of only 44 players in NFL history to achieve this milestone since 1982. |
| 2024 | In Week 8, Watt recorded seven tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and recovery in a win over the New York Giants, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week. |
| 2024 | Watt became the second fastest player to reach 100 sacks in 109 career games, behind only Reggie White. |
| 2024 | T.J. Watt returned from his Week 18 2023 season injury and played in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons, recording one sack and a fumble recovery. |
| 2024 | During his first five starts of the 2024 season, Watt achieved 4.5 sacks, nearly one per game. |
| December 15 2024 | During the Steelers' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Watt suffered a non-contact ankle injury in the fourth quarter, but was later confirmed to have just rolled his ankle without serious damage. |
| September 2024 | Announced on Instagram that he and his wife Dani Rhodes were expecting their first child together. |
| 2023 | T. J. Watt did not play in the postseason due to injury. |
| 2023 | Named a finalist for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. |
| 2023 | Named AFC Defensive Player of the Year for the third time. Achieved first-team All-Pro status. Ranked No. 27 in the NFL Top 100 Players. Received the Deacon Jones Award for the third time. |
| 2022 | Ranked No. 6 in the NFL Top 100 Players. |
| 2022 | Limited to 10 games due to injuries |
| July 9 2022 | Married professional soccer player Dani Rhodes in a wedding ceremony. |
| January 2022 | In Week 18, tied Michael Strahan's 20-year-old NFL single-season sack record with 22.5 sacks. Led the league in sacks, tackles for loss, and quarterback hits despite missing two games. |
| January 2022 | Named to the Pro Bowl and earned first-team All-Pro honors. |
| January 2022 | In the AFC Wild Card Round against the Chiefs, recovered a fumble and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown in a 42-21 loss. |
| January 6 2022 | Named Steelers Team MVP, becoming the only player in team history to win the award in three consecutive seasons. |
| 2021 | T. J. Watt had a notable postseason performance, recording 3 combined tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hits, and scoring a 26-yard touchdown from a fumble recovery. |
| 2021 | Recorded 22.5 sacks, matching Michael Strahan's single-season NFL record, and won NFL Defensive Player of the Year award |
| December 2021 | In Week 13 against the Ravens, recorded 6 combined tackles, 3.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, six quarterback hits, and a forced fumble. Disrupted a crucial 2-point conversion attempt, sealing a 20-19 victory. Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week. |
| December 2021 | In Week 15 against the Titans, recorded 1.5 sacks, breaking the Steelers' franchise sack record previously held by James Harrison with 17.5 sacks for the season. |
| October 2021 | In Week 6 against the Seahawks, recorded seven total tackles, three tackles for loss, three passes defended, and two sacks, including a strip sack in overtime leading to a game-winning field goal. Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week. |
| September 2021 | In Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills, recorded three tackles, two sacks on quarterback Josh Allen, and forced a fumble recovered by Cameron Heyward in a 23-16 win. |
| September 9 2021 | Signed a four-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers worth over $112 million, with $80 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. |
| 2020 | T. J. Watt participated in a postseason game for the Steelers, achieving 3 combined tackles and 1 pass deflection. |
| 2020 | Won the Butkus Award for professional football. Named AFC Defensive Player of the Year. Ranked No. 25 in the NFL Top 100 Players. Received the Deacon Jones Award for leading the league in sacks. |
| December 31 2020 | Voted Team MVP by his teammates for the second consecutive season, despite finishing second in NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting after leading the NFL in sacks (15), tackles for loss (23), and quarterback hits (41). |
| October 1 2020 | Named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for his outstanding performance in September. |
| April 28 2020 | Steelers exercised the fifth-year option on Watt's contract. |
| March 17 2020 | Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers alongside his brother Derek, uniting the two brothers on the same team. |
| 2019 | Became NFL forced fumbles co-leader and was first-team All-Pro. Ranked No. 93 in the NFL Top 100 Players. First of five consecutive years named Team MVP. |
| January 14 2018 | Started his first NFL playoff game in a 45–42 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, recording two combined tackles and a pass deflection. |
| 2017 | T. J. Watt played his first postseason game with the Pittsburgh Steelers, recording 2 combined tackles and 1 pass deflection. |
| 2017 | Named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team, marking his successful first year in the NFL. |
| 2017 | Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the NFL draft |
| December 10 2017 | Recorded his first career forced fumble by sacking Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in the final seconds of the game. |
| October 22 2017 | Recorded six combined tackles and sacked Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton during the Steelers' 29–14 victory. |
| September 10 2017 | Made professional regular season debut and first NFL start against the Cleveland Browns, recording seven combined tackles, two sacks, and an interception. Became the first rookie linebacker to start for the Steelers since 1988. |
| June 14 2017 | Signed a fully guaranteed, four-year, $9.25 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including a $4.87 million signing bonus. |
| 2016 | Broke out in college football, recording 11.5 sacks and receiving various collegiate honors |
| 2015 | Returned to play college football after recovering from knee injury |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article T. J. Watt, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.