T.J. Watt says NFL fined him 10000 after joking about checking his phone at halftime of Week 18 game

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T.J. Watt says NFL fined him 10000 after joking about checking his phone at halftime of Week 18 game

was metaphorically sacked by the NFL twice following the ' Adrian Amos Jersey regular season finale. The NFL determined that Watt's tackle of behind the line of scrimmage was not a sack, leaving Watt tied with Michael Strahan for the single-season sack record. The league then apparently fined Watt after he joked that he looked at his cell phone at halftime of that game to see if he had broken Strahan's record. Watt made the comment during an appearance on .Watt on this week that he Aaron Rodgers Jersey was fined $10,000 for his cell phone comment."I jokingly said that I checked my phone at halftime of the Baltimore game, and the NFL took it as a real saying and fined me $10,000," , via Pro Football Talk. "It's just one of those things where I'm not allowed to have my phone on me at all 90 minutes before the game, or during halftime."Had Watt checked his phone, he would have seen that the NFL did not give him credit for a sack during the first quarter of that game. The league later upheld their decision to not award Watt with a sack after the Steelers appealed the play. The NFL determined that Huntley had aborted the play after a low snap by . Watt was able Quay Walker Jersey to tie the record after he sacked Huntley during the final minute of the first half. PIT OLB #90 Watt matched Strahan's record of 22.5 sacks despite mi sing two games while dealing with groin and rib injuries. Watt, who led the with 15 sacks in Elgton Jenkins Jersey 2020, by recording his fourth consecutive season with at least 13 sacks. Watt also joined White and older brother as the only players to have at least 70 sacks in their first five seasons.Watt also broke former teammate franchise single-season record this season. Earlier this month, he became the second Steelers player since Harrison to win . "Early on in my career, I would look at those individual awards and would Jack Heflin Jersey set individual statistical goals," Watt said during with on CBS Sports' podcast. "The longer I've been in, the more I realize that you don't need to add any more pre sure to yourself. Be healthy and put in absolutely everything you have into preparing for games and everything will take care of itself."
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