In any other year, the Pittsburgh Steelers pass-rusher TJ Watt – a leader of the league 15 sacks, two forced fumbles, seven deflected passes, 23 tackles for a loss and 41 hits in QBs in 2020 – would be the Defensive Player of the Year ( and some may argue that it should be!).
But not. Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald won the award after another incredible season, with 27 members of the media voting for him over the 20 who voted for Watt.
Watt accessed Twitter to respond, as did his brother, JJ Watt, on the defensive side of the Houston Texans. Let’s start with TJ, who used a Michael Jordan meme from The last dance to summarize your feelings:
JJ presented a statistical argument while praising Donald:
Donald’s teammate Jalen Ramsey also considered:
Here it is. Here’s what’s right: Donald is definitely a future Hall of Famer and TJ Watt could win the award next year if he continues to fire QBs at this rate.