.J. Watt was an every-down player his rookie year, hitting the starting lineup right away and never looking back. That’s why it was kinda insane for the team to ask him to play extensively on special teams. He saw 149 snaps, mostly running down punts, which meant having to sprint 40 yards and then play on defense immediately after.

This year, it sounds like they’re wising up and removing him from most of that work. That’s what Joey Porter told PennLive’s Jacob Klinger earlier this week.



“Porter went on to say Watt will have less of a special teams role, which he expected would help keep him fresh on defense.”..........

read more @ http://www.steelersdepot.com/2018/06...-with-tj-watt/