The Steelers got a reassuring sign on T.J. Watt just before their Week 7 meeting with the Saints in Paris.
Watt showed up on Pittsburgh’s final injury report of the week as a full participant in practice and carried no game designation, clearing the biggest question mark on the roster heading into the matchup at the Stade de France.
The EDGE rusher had been added to the previous injury report with a calf issue and was limited in the team’s last practice before the flight to Paris. Because the Steelers did not practice on October 23 due to weather, that final report was only an estimate, but it still pointed in the right direction for Watt.
Before the report was released, head coach Mike McCarthy sounded calm about Watt’s status and said the deciding factor would come with Saturday’s work.
“I would say no, frankly, we just got off the flight and we’ll work the guys here and see how they respond. And tomorrow’s practice will answer all those questions,” McCarthy said, per PennLive's Nick Farabaugh.
Now that Watt is off the injury report entirely, the expectation is that he should be ready to go against New Orleans.
He has been healthy for most of the season, with the lone scare coming in Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts, when he had to be checked out after appearing to take a poke to the eye.
Through six games, Watt has piled up 15 total tackles, 4.5 sacks, a pick-six and a forced fumble.
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