The Pittsburgh Steelers season is over, but they have two players who are still receiving accolades for the work they did during the 2023 campaign. The two players were T.J. Watt and Miles Killebrew, and the honor was them being named to the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) All-NFL team.

This from the Steelers official Twitter/X account:

Congratulations to Miles Killebrew and @_TJWatt for being named to the @PFWAwriters All-NFL team!

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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 22, 2024

This isn’t the only time Killebrew and Watt have been recognized after the season ended, both being named to the AFC team for the annual Pro Bowl. Watt, who missed the team’s lone playoff game vs. the Buffalo Bills with a knee injury, will not be participating in the festivities in just over a week.

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

T.J. Watt

“Watt was named to the All-NFL team for the fourth time in his career. He led the NFL in sacks in 2023 with 19, the second highest of his career, and it’s the third time he has led the league in that category, also doing so in 2020 and 2021. He is the only player in NFL history to lead the league in sacks three times. Watt also became the seventh player since 1982 with at least 17 sacks in two of his first seven seasons.

“Watt was already selected First Team Associated Press All-Pro for the fourth time in his career. He was also selected to the Pro Bowl Games for the fifth time in his career, although he won’t take part because of his end of season injury, and was voted the Steelers 2023 MVP, the fourth time in his career he won that honor.”

Miles Killebrew

“This is the first time Killebrew was named to the All-NFL and All-AFC team as a special teamer. Killebrew, who is the Steelers special teams captain, was named First Team Associated Press All-Pro as well for the first time in his career. 
He has blocked three punts since signing with the Steelers in 2021, tied for the most by any team, not just players, in the NFL since that time, and has four blocked punts in his career.

“Killebrew led the Steelers with 13 special teams tackles, including a team-high 11 solo stops. He blocked a punt against the Baltimore Ravens that went out of the end zone for a safety in a game the Steelers won, 17-10.”

Be sure to stay tuned to SCN for the latest news and notes surrounding the Steelers as they prepare for the rest of the offseason and get ready for the 2024 season.