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Wednesday’s “First Call” features a gnarly update on the finger injury suffered by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt.
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Not much attention was paid to news that T.J. Watt suffered a finger injury during Sunday’s 17-10 win against the Baltimore Ravens.
Maybe there should have been more. Because, as it turns out, the injury is pretty nasty.
According to a social media post from the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Watt’s finger was “badly dislocated,” and he “tore multiple ligaments.” However, Pelissero added that Watt is not expected to miss time after this week’s bye.
Pelissero’s NFL Network colleague Ian Rapoport added to the post, stating that Watt may need surgery after the season if the finger doesn’t heal properly. Watt appeared to suffer the injury in the second quarter. He still wound up with two sacks, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
If you thought that was ugly, did you hear the crowd at the Penguins game Tuesday? It broke into a “Fire Canada” chant.
