The Bengals quarterback views the Steelers linebacker as a defensive back on the field.
has only faced Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt four times on the NFL field. But the 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year managed to make a huge impact on the quarterback anyway.this week. He admitted he sees Watt more as a defensive back because of all the passes he blocks or even intercepts.
“Yeah, I can definitely feel ,” Burrow said. “T.J. is a unique player in this league. There’s no other defensive lineman that I have to treat like a DB. I have to be conscious about where he’s at because he’s just going to jump up and catch it. And there’s nobody else who can do that. ... You have to be alert for him in the pass game, which is very unique, I would say.""T.J. is a unique player in this league. There's no other defensive lineman I have to treat like a DB.
Burrow and Watt are scheduled to face each other on the field two times this season, on Sunday, Dec. 1 and in the regular season finale on Sunday, Jan. 5.Madison Williams is a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated, where she has covered the entire sports landscape since 2022. She specializes in tennis, but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining Sports Illustrated, Madison worked with The Sporting News.
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