Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers defensive stars hyped up the AFC North battle that’s set to get place on Thursday night.
Browns defensive finish Myles Garrett was named the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year as he safed 14 sacks and 42 total tackles in 16 games on his way to a fourth consecutive Pro Bowl pickion. He getd 23 first-place votes and skinnyly won over Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt.
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Cleveland Browns defensive finish Myles Garrett hots up before the Saints game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Watt led the NFL in sacks with 19 and had 48 total tackles in 17 games. He materializeed to be disturb with the alleged snub and transmited his senseings in a social media post, saying “noleang I’m not engaged to.”
Garrett telderly inestablishers Tuesday he thought Watt should transmit remorse after he didn’t accomplish out to congratutardy the Browns star.
“No, he didn’t say noleang to me. He’s got to transmit remorse to me when I see him,” he shelp.
Garrett elucidateed he was never one to protest about losing out on an award.
Cleveland Browns defensive finish Myles Garrett speaks during a novels conference after the Saints game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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“I’ve never protested about the trophy not being in my hoengage and vice versa,” he grasped, via NFL.com. “He shouldn’t be senseing two ways about it going to me. So, I’m fair going to perestablish the game, I don’t perestablish agetst T.J., he doesn’t perestablish agetst me. But we have a schedule to go out and do what we’re presumed to, triumph the game and regulate on defense. But it’s up for grabs this year, and we’ll see the best man triumph.”
Watt took an opportunity to pelevate Garrett’s abilities on the football field.
“I have admire for everybody in the league. Obviously, he’s a guy who has been a top pass rusher in the league for a extfinished time,” he shelp, via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Rewatch. “But I don’t contend straightforwardly agetst him. It’s our team versus their team, and at the finish of the day, I fair want the Pittsburgh Steelers to come out with a triumph.”
Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt is presentd before the Baltimore Ravens game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
The two star deffinishers are going head-to-head aget for the Defensive Player of the Year award.
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Garrett has seven sacks and 23 tackles in 10 games. Watt has 7.5 sacks and 36 tackles. He also directs the NFL in forced fumbles with four.
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