{"id":2742,"date":"2024-11-20T13:07:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2742"},"modified":"2024-11-20T13:07:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:07:06","slug":"myles-garrett-has-a-blunt-message-for-steelers-t-j-watt-when-asked-about-controversial-moment-last-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2742","title":{"rendered":"Myles Garrett has a blunt message for Steelers&#8217; T.J. Watt when asked about controversial moment last season.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwODE3NTUyNzQ4NjUyMzY5\/screenshot-2024-11-19-at-13532pm.png\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett addresses the media ahead of Week 12 Thursday Night Football matchup with Pittsburgh Steelers\" width=\"753\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A league of ultimate competitors, some rivalries become personal in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Two players that are among the best at their position are star pass rushers, T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett.<\/p>\n<p>So when asked about winning Defensive Player of the Year over Watt last season, the best player on the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0had a stern message for Watt ahead of his matchup with the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers:<\/p>\n<hr class=\"mm-horizontal-rule mm-horizontal-rule--hr1\" \/>\n<h2 id=\"garrett-didn-t-appreciate-watts-actions\">Garrett didn&#8217;t appreciate Watts&#8217; actions<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never complained about the trophy not being in my house, and vice versa, he shouldn\u2019t be feeling two ways about it going to me,\u201d Garrett told the media on Tuesday. \u201cWe\u2019re just gonna play the game. I don\u2019t play against T.J. He doesn\u2019t play against me. We\u2019re playing to do what we\u2019re supposed to, go out and do what we\u2019re supposed to, win the game and dominate on defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NFL_Rob&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1858924655202959711&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fatozsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fpittsburgh-steelers-news%2Fsteelers-news-myles-garrett-blasts-tj-watt-dpoy-award%2F&amp;sessionId=6b744978ee61f18748b1e1d69659db0e112a4932&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-10=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1858924655202959711\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t recall Watt&#8217;s actions, lets go back to NFL Honors in February. When arriving for the award show in Vegas, Watt decided to skip the function after learning ahead of time that he would not win Defensive Player of the Year for 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Watt would take to social media to voice his displeasure, putting up a picture of his wife on his Instagram story with the caption &#8220;playing hooky&#8221; followed by a tweet where he said, &#8220;nothing I&#8217;m not used to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So for Garrett, it seems that he took Watt&#8217;s actions personally, with his words insinuating that Watt was a poor sport about the whole ordeal. I would venture to say there is still a tremendous amount of respect between the two parties, even if they\u00a0have taken some petty shots at each other over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll see who reigns supreme come Thursday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"m-video mm-video--landscape l-inline\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_xiyTrFrh5w\" class=\"m-video--frame\" title=\"Mike Tomlin Is The NFL Coach Of The Year, And It's Not Even Close...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_xiyTrFrh5w?enablejsapi=1&amp;start=11\" width=\"598\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-10=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A league of ultimate competitors, some rivalries become personal in the NFL. 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