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Steelers LB TJ Watt Calls Dry Needling Mishap a 'Fluke' and Hopes to Play Against Baltimore

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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