As the Pittsburgh Steelers enter their final week of the 2023 NFL regular season, it’s time again for various team awards to be announced. First up, the Steelers announced on Tuesday that outside linebacker T.J. Watt has been selected by his teammates as the Steelers Most Valuable Player for 2023.

.@_TJWatt was voted the 2023 Team MVP by his teammates 💪

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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 2, 2024

This is the fourth time in five seasons where Watt has been selected as the team MVP, tying wide receiver Antonio Brown for the most in franchise history. The only season in which Watt was not selected was last year in 2022 where he missed seven games due to injury and All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was selected. This is the fifth-straight season a defensive player has been selected as Steelers team MVP which followed eight years of offensive players. Previous to Watt and Fitzpatrick, the most recent defensive player selected as team MVP was Troy Polamalu in 2010.

For the 2023 season, T.J. Watt currently leads the NFL in sacks with 17.0. Watt also has four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries, od of which was for a touchdown, on the season as well as an interception. Once again, Watt’s numbers have him in the discussion for NFL Defensive Player of the Year, an award he won following the 2021 NFL season.

Stay tuned to Steel Curtain Network for continued coverage as the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to face the Baltimore Ravens in their final regular season matchup of the 2023 season this Saturday in Baltimore.