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Steelers LB TJ Watt calls dry needling mishap a 'fluke' and hopes to play against Baltimore
T.J. Watt missed three games after lung surgery from a dry-needling accident but is now cleared to play in a key AFC North contest, Steelers say.
- On Dec. 10 Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt underwent surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung and hopes to play Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens with the AFC North title on the line.
- After a routine dry-needling treatment at the team facility, a member of the club's athletic staff accidentally punctured T.J. Watt's lung; he had used the therapy there before.
- Friday Watt said `I feel pretty good` and was a full participant in practice without an injury designation for Sunday, despite his season statistics showing seven sacks.
- Pittsburgh Steelers went 2-1 without Watt and can clinch the division by beating Baltimore Ravens Sunday, with Watt prioritizing his return for the playoff berth.
- Watt said the recovery felt unfamiliar and he won’t use dry needling soon, calling the episode a fluke while praising the doctors and surgeon who treated him.
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T.J. Watt ‘thankful,’ feels good after recovering from collapsed lung
T.J. Watt feels ready to return to game action, and the star edge rusher’s arrival couldn’t come at a better time for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Watt will play Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL regular-season finale in Pittsburgh, which will decide the AFC North. The Steelers will make the playoffs with a win or tie but will stay home if they lose to their rivals. Watt, 31, suffered a partially collapsed lung from a “dry needli…
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