Myles Garrett is miffed that TJ Watt was miffed about the Browns edge rusher winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2023 over Watt.
The Steelers edge rusher, who did not attend the NFL Honors, wrote on social media “nothing I’m not used to” when the award went to Garrett in February.
Garrett said Wednesday that he “never complained about the trophy that’s not at my house’ and that he thinks Watt ‘doesn’t have to have ambivalent feelings if he knows’. Garrett is the winner of last season’s award.
Watt responded to Garrett’s comments but declined to start a war of words.
“I have respect for everyone in the competition. Obviously, he’s a guy who has been a top pass rusher in the league for a long time,” Watt said Wednesday via video from the league’s Chris Adamski. Pittsburgh Tribune Review. “But I’m not competing directly with him. It’s our team versus their team, and at the end of the day I just want the Pittsburgh Steelers to come out with a win.
Watt has 7.5 sacks this season and Garrett has seven. Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson leads the league with 11.5.
