Myles Garrett is concerned that TJ Watt was upset about the 2023 Browns edge rusher winning Defensive Player of the Year over Watt.
The Steelers edge rusher, who did not attend the NFL Honors, wrote on social media “nothing I’m not used to” when Garrett received the award in February.
Garrett said Wednesday that “he never complained about the trophy not being in my house” and that he thinks Watt “shouldn’t feel like he knows that” Garrett is the award winner for last season.
Watt responded to Garrett’s comments but refused to get into a war of words.
“I have respect for everyone in the league. He’s obviously a guy who’s been the best player in the league for a long time,” Watt said Wednesday via video from Chris Adamski. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “But I’m not competing directly against him. It’s our team versus their team, and at the end of the day, I want the Pittsburgh Steelers to win.”
Watt has 7.5 sacks this season and Garrett has seven. Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson leads the league with 11.5.