Pittsburgh Steelers star pass-rusher T.J. Watt reportedly won’t need surgery and will miss “six weeks or so” due to a pectoral injury suffered in Week 1.
One day after suffering ain the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ Week 1 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the “belief” is that Watt won’t need surgery. He is still gathering more information though, Rapoport said.
If the current belief proves true, Watt is expected to miss"six weeks or so" after it was initially feared that he would miss the entire season.
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