“Steelers star T.J. Watt is expected to play again this season following surgery on his partially collapsed lung after a dry needling treatment, sources say,” wrote Ian Rapoport of NFL Network via Instagram on Friday. “Sometimes this heals on its own. This didn’t, so surgery was necessary. A scary 24 hours. But full recovery is expected.”

A new report is shedding some light on when the Steelers might have T.J. Watt back. Watt had been hospitalized.

In full control of their playoff destiny, the Pittsburgh Steelers face one of the easiest remaining schedules through Weeks 15 to 18.

Instead of finishing that drive with a field goal, the Steelers were awarded a first-and-goal from the 6-yard line. Kenneth Gainwell punched it in for a touchdown on the very next play, and the Steelers took a 17–3 lead—a critical four-point swing.

One of the top quarterbacks in the 2026 NFL Draft, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, is nearing a deal to return to the Gamecocks for his redshirt junior season, according to multiple reports. That would scratch one key name off the list for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they have turned their heads towards that quarterback class.

The National Football League has made the decision to shorten the time teams have to pick in the first-round for the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive injury bug continues, and in a week where they were hoping to get at least one key piece back, they may have to