In NFL history, there have been plenty of brother combinations who have suited up and excelled on the biggest stage of them all. But there may never have been a pair like the JJ and TJ Watt, the two sackmaster siblings who made careers out of eating up the league's quarterbacks.
As luck would have it, JJ Watt (now retired) was a commentator on the game in which his little brother would gain the family sack record. JJ notched the 115th sack of his career in Pittsburgh's 31-28 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. JJ Watt joined the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday to discuss how he was feeling, seeing - and calling - the game in which TJ reached the milestone.
"I did not think it was going to be that big of a deal," JJ said. "We never talked about it until the actual day of the game... TJ and I did not talk about it until in the tunnel, before the game."
"It turned out to be much cooler and more special than I thought it would. I've always said, I'll be unbelievably proud when it happens, and I believe he'll shatter every record I have. And I could not be happier for him; he works so hard. He's done it at such an insanelty high level for so long, and he deserves it. He'll break everything I got."
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JJ retired in with 114.5 in quarterback KOs in his legendary career. The Watts boys are the only set of brothers to both record over 100 sacks in their NFL tenures.
Both Watt brothers are future Hall of Famers
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With both Watts brothers destined for a bust in Canton, elder brother JJ will likely go in when he becomes eligible in 2027. He was a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, playing for the Texans, before finishing up his final two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Along with awards and accolades, he notched 386 combined tackles to go along with his sack stats, and he's considered one of the greatest players in Houstin Texans history.
TJ, selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, is a one-time Defensive Player of the Year and holds the single-season record with 22.5 sacks, set in 2021. He already has a Hall of Fame resume, and at just 31 years old, could rewrite the entire record book before his playing days are over.