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TJ Watt lung issue

Post by Jizz Mop » Thu Dec 11, 2025 5:47 pm

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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Dec 11, 2025 5:48 pm

Here is the report

NO WATT!!

Steelers EDGE T.J. Watt is “currently in a local hospital for further medical evaluation of his lung after experiencing discomfort at the practice facility on Wednesday.”

This news comes directly from the team. Steelers spokesman Burt Lauden added that Watt will not practice on Thursday and his status for Monday’s game is in question. Head coach Mike Tomlin will provide more updates at the appropriate time. It’s a scary update for one of the best defenders in the league. The hope will be that this is a short-term issue, but it’s too early to say anything definitively. We don’t expect Watt to suit up versus the Dolphins on Monday.

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Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt was sent to a local hospital after experiencing lung discomfort during Wednesday's practice, the team announced. Watt will not practice Thursday and his status for Week 15 is in question.
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Post by CKSteeler » Thu Dec 11, 2025 5:53 pm

He was winded from all the jogging he did against the Ravens.

Too soon?

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Post by .Kodiak » Thu Dec 11, 2025 5:55 pm

With all the jogging he does I expected better cardiovascular fitness

Joking aside, that sounds pretty serious. Hopefully resolves soon.

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Post by .Kodiak » Thu Dec 11, 2025 5:55 pm

CKSteeler wrote:
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Too soon?
A few seconds faster than me :lol:

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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:27 pm

Punctured lung comes to mind, or air quality. Maybe he's getting asthma as he gets older. I did
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Post by bradshaw2ben » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:30 pm

In the yahoo article, it says he was injured while receiving treatment at the steelers facility.

Could an injection have gone wrong?
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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:32 pm

yes, Schefter gave an update it happened yesterday

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/19991 ... problem%2F

Sources: T.J. Watt’s lung injury occurred during treatment at the team facility Wednesday. Watt has been hospitalized since then.
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Post by langer » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:43 pm

Hmmmm

Is this the same treatment the Bus got that one time?
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Post by Greeksteel » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:45 pm

It aint his lung, its his heart. Addition by subtraction, roll with Herbig and Highsmith

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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:51 pm

Greeksteel wrote:
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It aint his lung, its his heart. Addition by subtraction, roll with Herbig and Highsmith
Were you there Greek? Do tell :lol:

They are saying lung issue, not his heart. I wonder if they were giving a pain shot, like stated, and the needle punctured lung.
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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:52 pm

langer wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:43 pm
Hmmmm

Is this the same treatment the Bus got that one time?
Bussy took pain shot in back, the stuff made him completely numb in his legs, hence out. We only heard this after the game started, i was there for the game
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Post by langer » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:58 pm

How did this change the betting line.
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Post by Gonzo » Thu Dec 11, 2025 7:13 pm

maybe there is some pre-existing condition ? which might explain why he seems to try and take it easy at the end of plays?

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Post by Deebo » Thu Dec 11, 2025 7:31 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:51 pm
Greeksteel wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:45 pm
It aint his lung, its his heart. Addition by subtraction, roll with Herbig and Highsmith
Were you there Greek? Do tell :lol:

They are saying lung issue, not his heart. I wonder if they were giving a pain shot, like stated, and the needle punctured lung.
Yea he might have had an oblique injury and they gave him the needle and fucked it up

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Post by cyberlaz » Thu Dec 11, 2025 7:42 pm

Could be an IM injection that hit a vein and whatever he was injected with ended up in his lungs causing a pulmonary embolism.

Lots of coughing and shortness of breath. I would expect he will be ok in a day or two depending on whatever was injected and how it would react in his lungs

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Post by Steelperch » Thu Dec 11, 2025 7:45 pm

Greeksteel wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:45 pm
It aint his lung, its his heart. Addition by subtraction, roll with Herbig and Highsmith
Watt has no heart so it has to be his lung. I’d guess it was a pain shot or cryotherapy gone wrong

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Post by Deebo » Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:36 pm

Steelperch wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 7:45 pm
Greeksteel wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:45 pm
It aint his lung, its his heart. Addition by subtraction, roll with Herbig and Highsmith
Watt has no heart so it has to be his lung. I’d guess it was a pain shot or cryotherapy gone wrong
Remember when AB spent too long in the cryo chamber and burned his feet while with the Raiders?? :lol:

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Post by CKSteeler » Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:38 pm

It's referenced in that Twitter thread, but team doc fucking up shots before has resulted in lawsuits. I'm obviously not laughing that this happened to Watt despite my earlier joke about jogging, but it would be oddly entertaining to see him sue the team for fucking this up.

Art II would have to countersue for him stealing paychecks this year.

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Post by bradshaw2ben » Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:44 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:51 pm
Greeksteel wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:45 pm
It aint his lung, its his heart. Addition by subtraction, roll with Herbig and Highsmith
Were you there Greek? Do tell :lol:

They are saying lung issue, not his heart. I wonder if they were giving a pain shot, like stated, and the needle punctured lung.
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Post by bradshaw2ben » Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:46 pm

Tyrod Taylor got a punctured lung from a pain shot for broken ribs.

IF his lung was punctured, sports medicine contact says it would be season-ending. And if it's a lung puncture, the season is irrelevant-- just want him to recover 100%.
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Post by Greeksteel » Thu Dec 11, 2025 9:34 pm

Steelperch wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 7:45 pm
Greeksteel wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:45 pm
It aint his lung, its his heart. Addition by subtraction, roll with Herbig and Highsmith
Watt has no heart so it has to be his lung. I’d guess it was a pain shot or cryotherapy gone wrong


lol good point

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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Dec 11, 2025 9:57 pm

bradshaw2ben wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:46 pm
Tyrod Taylor got a punctured lung from a pain shot for broken ribs.

IF his lung was punctured, sports medicine contact says it would be season-ending. And if it's a lung puncture, the season is irrelevant-- just want him to recover 100%.
yes this would end his season.

Lindros had this occur hitting into the boards back in 1999; after the game - his roomie Keith Jones found him in the bathtub taking a hot dip tying to alleviate the pain. He ended up saving his life by getting him to the hospital fast. It looked totally innoculous at the time
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Post by langer » Thu Dec 11, 2025 10:00 pm

I heard this is a cover-up for him being over at Schenley Park trolling for trannys and getting rolled.

Could be just a cheap rumor.
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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Dec 11, 2025 10:10 pm

schefters latest on TV alludes to a semi-punctured lung...................hmmm
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Post by LakecrestSteeler » Thu Dec 11, 2025 10:15 pm

bradshaw2ben wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:46 pm
Tyrod Taylor got a punctured lung from a pain shot for broken ribs.

IF his lung was punctured, sports medicine contact says it would be season-ending. And if it's a lung puncture, the season is irrelevant-- just want him to recover 100%.
My AI contact says it depends:

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Punctured lung (pneumothorax) recovery varies, but minor cases can heal in days to two weeks, while more severe injuries might take 4-8 weeks or longer, depending on treatment (observation, needle aspiration, chest tube, or surgery) and underlying health; expect to avoid strenuous activity and heavy lifting for weeks, and flying for about 4 weeks, with doctor's clearance being key.

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Post by Steelperch » Thu Dec 11, 2025 10:21 pm

langer wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 10:00 pm
I heard this is a cover-up for him being over at Schenley Park trolling for trannys and getting rolled.

Could be just a cheap rumor.
This type of injury is consistent with sucking too hard which Watt has all year.

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Post by CKSteeler » Thu Dec 11, 2025 11:38 pm

The team is being even more vague than normal because they can pretty much already smell the lawsuit coming. NPLA is in contact with Watt.

Their statement is that he just started suffering discomfort at Wednesday while at the facility.

Reports are that it was during a treatment.

Same way Tomlin tiptoed around the subject, using the excuse he's not a medical doctor. Don't need to be a medial doctor to get basic facts like when it started and where it started.

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Post by langer » Fri Dec 12, 2025 12:10 am

But how does this impact the playoffs
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Post by Texas Black & Gold » Fri Dec 12, 2025 12:22 am

langer wrote:
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But how does this impact the playoffs
It doesn't. According to another poster here, Watt doesn't show up for the playoffs. :roll:
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