{"id":475261,"date":"2024-01-08T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=475261"},"modified":"2024-01-08T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:00:54","slug":"t-j-watt-suffers-grade-2-mcl-sprain-his-brother-shares","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/t-j-watt-suffers-grade-2-mcl-sprain-his-brother-shares\/","title":{"rendered":"T.J. Watt suffers Grade 2 MCL sprain, his brother shares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh Steelers LB <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/t-j-watt\/\">T.J. Watt<\/a>&#8216;s knee injury suffered in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> quarter of Saturday\u2019s victory vs. the Baltimore Ravens is a &#8220;best case scenario,&#8221; his brother <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/j-j-watt\/\">J.J. Watt<\/a> announced.<\/p>\n<p>J.J., who called it a career last campaign, shared more information about his brother&#8217;s problem on social media today, claiming that T.J. has a Grade 2 MCL sprain and &#8220;everything else looks pristine.&#8221; He also added that it would take a couple of weeks for T.J. to be alright.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">T.J. Watt<\/p>\n<p>2020: led NFL in sacks<br \/>2021: led NFL in sacks<br \/>2022: missed 7 games did not lead NFL in sacks<br \/>2023: leads NFL in sacks<\/p>\n<p>He will become the FIRST PLAYER IN NFL HISTORY to lead the NFL in sacks in 3 separate seasons <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hpnaE6SJBl\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/hpnaE6SJBl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL on CBS \ud83c\udfc8 (@NFLonCBS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonCBS\/status\/1744160102465077598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Steelers\u2019 defensive MVP candidate appeared to suffer the problem when he hit the ground after a jump and struck his teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/montravius-adams\/\">Montravius Adams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although the problem isn\u2019t as serious as initially feared, T.J. most likely will be sidelined for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round of the postseason as the franchise clinched its spot in the playoffs after the Titans defeated the Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie Nick Herbig and <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/markus-golden\/\">Markus Golden<\/a> must replace <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/t-j-watt\/\">T.J. 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