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Steelers EDGE T.J. Watt suffered serious finger injury, won’t miss time

According to NFL Network reporters Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt suffered a serious finger injury in the team’s last game including a dislocation and multiple torn ligaments.

However, according to Rappoport, Watt doesn’t plan to miss any time this season and depending on how it heals, could need surgery after the season.

Watt has been on an absolute tear this season. He leads the league with eight sacks in five games. Watt also has two forced fumbles, 15 quarterback hits, seven tackles for loss and a defensive touchdown.

You can bet it will take more than one bad finger to keep Watt off the field this season. In 2022, Watt missed all of seven games and parts of two more with a partially torn pec and kept him from leading the league in sacks for three straight seasons. Watt was the Defensive Player of the Year in 2021.

Story originally appeared on Steelers Wire