T.J. Watt could find himself in hot water for a completely unnecessary reason.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end appeared on The Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday to talk about his pursuit of the single-season sack record, when he revealed he used his cell phone in the locker room during halftime. That is not allowed.
Watt admitted he checked his phone at halftime of the game to see if he was able to tie or break the record.
“When did you find out you didn’t have the sack record?” Patrick asked.
“Um, at halftime,” Watt responded. “I thought I had two and I checked my phone because our d-line coach was like, ‘they’re giving it to you, they’re giving it to you now you have it.’ But then a couple of other guys said, ‘no, you’re not.’ So I checked my phone at halftime – which I never do. The in my groupchat with J.J. he was like, ‘they only gave you one man, you gotta go get another one.”
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Watt and the Steelers have already been eliminated from the playoffs, so if he gets punished, it likely just be a fine.
Watt tied the NFL record for sacks in a season with a sack of Ravens QB Tyler Huntley, giving him 22.5.
Watt ended his year by scoring a touchdown when he scooped up a fumble and returned it 26 yards for a score against the Chiefs. The Steelers took the lead but it never got any better than that moment for the remainder of the game.
