The Pro Bowl Games will carry on without one of the NFL’s brightest defensive stars, T.J. Watt. The former Defensive Player of the Year withdrew from the annual event due to injury.
Like many players, Watt dealt with minor injuries near the end of the season, specifically to the ankle and thumb.
The Ravens’ Kyle Van Noy will step in to replace him. Watt, a dominant force on Pittsburgh’s defense and one of the league’s top pass rushers, earned his seventh Pro Bowl selection this season.
Whether Watt can physically go or not might not matter. The Pro Bowl is no longer the coveted honor it once was and isn’t taken as seriously by players.
