Steelers' TJ Watt has 'simple' goal in mind after fantastic 2021 season

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T.J. Watt knows the history of Pittsburgh Steelers linebackers. Many of those legendary linebackers have multiple championship rings. 

He doesn’t have a playoff victory yet.

"We’ve got to win a Super Bowl," Watt said. 

"Simple as that."

Watt had an incredible 2021 season as he played in 15 of the team's 17 regular season games. He was the named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year, named to his fourth Pro Bowl and earned his third All-Pro selection.

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T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers recovers the ball and runs for a touchdown in the second quarter of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

The 27-year-old tied New York Giants legend and Hall of Fame inductee Michael Strahan’s record for sacks in a single season (22.5).

Watt also led the league in tackles for loss while forcing five fumbles and deflecting seven passes.

The Steelers snuck into the playoffs last year and matched up with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Steelers held an early lead in that game on Watt’s fumble recovery for a touchdown, but it was all downhill from there as the defense ran out of gas in the 42-21 loss.

Pittsburgh lost two key components heading into the upcoming season: Ben Roethlisberger retired and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster signed with the Chiefs in the offseason. 

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Watt poses for a portrait after winning the Deacon Jones Sack Leader Award during the NFL Honors show at YouTube