T.J. Watt is ‘super excited’ about what’s to come for Steelers rookie defender

T.J. Watt is a pretty good judge of talent, so when he talks about the performance of his Steelers teammates, you listen.

T.J. Watt is a pretty good judge of talent, so when he talks about the performance of Pittsburgh Steelers rookie defensive lineman Keeanu Benton, you listen.

“Kid plays hard. And he’s a big guy that can move really well, and he continues to get better week in and week out,” Watt said after defeating the Raiders.

And he’s excited about what’s to come for his fellow defender.

“He loves the game, he works hard, and just another guy I’m not surprised by. But super excited to have him continue to take steps each and every week, it’s important at this level.”

Benton played the least amount of snaps he has all regular season (21-28-29) but made them count. He drove right through the center and mowed down Raiders’ Jimmy Garoppolo, notching the first of what’ll be many career sacks.

As for Watt, in typical Watt-like fashion, he was all over the ball, forcing the interception to Patrick Peterson and adding two more sacks for an NFL-leading six.

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