T.J. Watt tweeted 1 GIF that gave a little bit of hope to Steelers fans about his injury status

Did Watt mean he’d be back this year or next year?

The news about T.J. Watt was initially awful.

On Sunday, in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 1 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the defending Defensive Player of the Year tore his pectoral, and there was plenty of buzz that the injury could end his season.

But then, a glimmer of hope: Reports that the injury might not require surgery and that he could return later in the season.

On Tuesday, Watt tweeted one GIF: Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator, saying “I’ll be back.”

Did that mean … I’ll be back later in the season? Or back next year? People were hopeful even if it was a little confusing: