Forget like a father, like a son. In the Watt household, it’s like brothers, like brothers when it comes to being a standout defender on the field.
That was reinforced on Thursday at the 2022 NFL Honor in the lead-up to Super Bowl 56. JJ Watt, a three-time Associated Press NFL Defensive Player, presented younger brother TJ with the award for the 2021 season. It was TJ’s first DPOY.
From one DPOY to another.
From one man to another.What a time for @JJWatt & @_TJWatt
: #NFLHonors on ABC & NFL Network pic.twitter.com/h9ye6Y8gi6
– NFL (@NFL) February 11, 2022
TJ Watt surpassed Michael Strahan’s single-season NFL firing record of 22.5 while also leading the league in tackles (21) and quarterbacks (39). This is the second year in a row that TJ Watt has led the league in all three categories.
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Last season, he finished second in the DPOY poll last season when the Rams blocked Aaron Donald’s defense. Watt made it clear at the time that he thought he should have won the award.
TJ Watt is the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Reminder: a year ago he tweeted this when Aaron Donald was announced as the winner ️https://t.co/3lxL40KGNY
– Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) February 11, 2022
This year, there’s no question about whether Watt deserved it or not, but that didn’t stop Twitter from cheering as it also celebrated the moment JJ presented TJ with the award.
JJ Watt hugs TJ Watt and gives him the DPOY:
It’s in the hall of fame of hugs
– Brad Galli (@BradGalli) February 11, 2022
JJ Watt awarded the DPOY? I mean, now it can REALLY only come to a guy.
– Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) February 11, 2022
TJ Watt becomes the eighth Steeler to be voted DPOY, the most of any franchise. He’s the first Pittsburgh player to win it since safety Troy Polamalu in 2011.
