The Pittsburgh Steelers season is over, but they have players who are still receiving accolades for the work they did during the 2024 campaign. The three most recent players were Cam Heyward, Chris Boswell, and T.J. Watt with the honor was them being named to the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) All-NFL team. All three players were also named to the All-AFC team.

This from the Steelers official Twitter/X account:

Chris Boswell, @CamHeyward, and @_TJWatt were all named to the PFWA All-NFL and All-AFC Teams.https://t.co/OGCGr9IhDI

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 20, 2025

This isn’t the only time these three have been recognized after the season ended, with them all being named to the AFC team for the annual Pro Bowl. Both Heyward and Boswell were also selected as First-Team All-Pro by the Associated Press while Watt was selected Second-Team.

For the PFWA, they have slightly different classification for defensive players as they select two defensive linemen, two defensive ends, two outside linebackers, and one middle linebacker as a traditional 4-3 defense. For the Associated Press, they select players at interior defensive line, edge rushers, and linebackers. Players selected ahead of T.J. Watt for AP All-Pro at edge rushers were defensive ends for PFWA while what was selected as an outside linebacker.

As for more detailed information on these players, and their honors, this is from the Steelers official website:

Chris Boswell

“Boswell was also selected Associated Press All-Pro, NFLPA Players’ All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl Games.

“He connected on an NFL high 41 of 44 field goal attempts this season (93.2%). He was also perfect on 35 extra point attempts. He made 13 field goals of 50 or more yards this season. He also led the NFL in points by a kicker (158) and field goal percentage (93.2, min. 35 FGA), and ranked second in field goals attempted (44) in 2024.

“Boswell set a Steelers record for 41 field goals made, which were the most by a kicker in the NFL since David Akers in 2011 (44) and second-most by a kicker since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. Boswell also set a Steelers record for most points by a kicker with 158, which was tied for the fifth-most by a kicker since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.“

Cam Heyward

“Heyward was selected Associated Press All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl Games as well.

“He had one of his most consistent seasons in 2024, remaining healthy and starting all 17 games.
Heyward recorded 71 tackles, 35 of them solo stops, eight sacks, 12 tackles for a loss, 19 quarterback hits and 11 passes defensed in 2024.

“Heyward ranked first among defensive tackles in the NFL in passes defensed (11), tied for second in tackles for a loss (12) and quarterback hits (19) and third in tackles (70) and sacks (8), the only defensive tackle in the NFL to rank in the top three in each category.“

T.J. Watt

“Watt, who was voted the Steelers Most Valuable Player for a record fifth time this year and also selected to the Pro Bowl Games, was also selected Associated Press All-Pro.

“Watt started all 17 games, finishing with 61 tackles, 40 of them solo stops. He had 11.5 sacks, 19 tackles for a loss, 27 quarterback hits, six forced fumbles, four passes defensed, three strip sacks, and two fumble recoveries. He is the only player in the NFL that ranks among the top six in the League in strip sacks (t-1st), forced fumbles (1st), quarterback hits (6th), fumble recoveries (t-7th), sacks (8th) and tackles for loss (2nd) in 2024.“

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