The news about T.J. Watt was initially awful.
On Sunday, in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 1 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the defending Defensive Player of the Year tore his pectoral, and there was plenty of buzz that the injury could end his season.
But then, a glimmer of hope: Reports that the injury might not require surgery and that he could return later in the season.
On Tuesday, Watt tweeted one GIF: Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator, saying “I’ll be back.”
Did that mean … I’ll be back later in the season? Or back next year? People were hopeful even if it was a little confusing:
UPDATE: It’s that he’ll be back this year!
Doctors determined this afternoon that Steelers’ LB T.J. Watt does not surgery on his torn pectoral and he now is expected to miss about six weeks, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 13, 2022
Here's the tweet
— TJ Watt (@_TJWatt) September 13, 2022
Good news is it looks like the question is how many weeks, not months, it'll be until TJ Watt returns. Which really is the team and player dodging a bullet. https://t.co/0Zpqv7TlDd
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 13, 2022
And the reaction
Me and @bobbackwards24 https://t.co/5c7EyrFI6y pic.twitter.com/SHGsHD8IoB
— Austin (@austin95atch) September 13, 2022
Someone leaked TJ’s chest scan results https://t.co/o3LguWWvH6 pic.twitter.com/6236aoGvHP
— Daniel Dasta (@dan_dasta) September 13, 2022
Is TJ coming back this season #WattIsLove https://t.co/9LtS0gCV72 pic.twitter.com/bF7khLKFaB
— Dougie Fresh (@FR32H2D34TH) September 13, 2022
Oh thank god!! https://t.co/4TfHJSeym6 pic.twitter.com/PCiK3Xztin
— Brettski (@BrettStapleton4) September 13, 2022
IT'S NOT SEASON ENDING https://t.co/dewQtM4gbZ pic.twitter.com/0duX2Lk5bC
— Chappie (hopeful steelers fan) (@my_chappie) September 13, 2022
MY ATTITUDE….🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/qaFFGmkhuP pic.twitter.com/qD9WT8CFxD
— Bill Kelly (@PlayMakaBK) September 13, 2022
the rest of the AFC north seeing this news https://t.co/TiiI3ac4dh pic.twitter.com/8Q6GqCrVkb
— ryan 🛸 (@OTCeIIy) September 13, 2022
