T.J. Watt addresses being in concussion protocol leading up to the Pittsburgh Steelers week 15 matchup with the Colts.
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00:00 >> I feel great, man, I feel ready to go for this week.
00:02 >> Can you kinda take us through the events of Thursday night with you,
00:06 and I guess into Friday morning when you reported the symptoms?
00:09 >> I got hit, went in the tent, got cleared, and
00:15 then came in the next day and had stuff going on.
00:17 So as you guys saw, I went to protocol, yesterday got cleared from protocol,
00:22 today I feel great.
00:24 >> Just to clarify, you were checked and cleared for a concussion on Thursday?
00:27 >> Yeah, in the tent.
00:29 >> What went into putting the dark visor on?
00:32 >> I'm not really gonna get into specifics.
00:34 I've worn a visor pregame, I've worn a visor in practice.
00:37 It's not something that's new for me, so I'll leave it at that.
00:41 >> You were also shown doing the little spelling salts or whatever, too.
00:44 Is that something you do a lot?
00:46 >> We can break down every little thing that I do.
00:47 I think it's funny how things get caught on camera when you could do some things
00:52 other times that aren't on camera, so I'm not gonna get into all the specifics.
00:55 I'm gonna be thinking about it, I'm focused on this week, of course.
00:59 >> You mentioned with the team, attention to detail and focus in practice.
01:03 Have you seen good response, good reaction this week compared to the others?
01:07 >> Yeah, I think it's all about accountability, doing all the little
01:10 things right, and instilling confidence in your teammates that you're doing your job.
01:16 And it starts with every man looking in the mirror and saying,
01:19 I thought we had a good week of practice.
01:20 And hopefully it makes sure they're showing good talent.
01:24 >> Most of the guys were talking about, I know you guys take it one game at a time,
01:27 but most of the guys were talking about this maybe being a must win that the playoff
01:30 start this week.
01:30 Do you kind of feel the same way?
01:31 Cuz this seems like it has huge implications on what's gonna happen in
01:35 the postseason.
01:35 >> You know me, every week is a must win.
01:37 People amplify things as we get closer to the playoffs.
01:42 People like to look at where other people are, but at the end of the day,
01:45 it's about this locker room.
01:46 It's about us handling our business, and everything should take care of itself.
01:49 So I'm not looking forward to anything other than the Colts this week.
01:52 >> How much do things change if Alex can't go on the other side?
01:56 >> I mean, it's tough to replace a guy like that would be very tough.
01:59 I hope he can make it, but if he can't, obviously we have MG and
02:03 Irving to fill in for him.
02:05 I feel very comfortable with those guys, but at the same time,
02:07 Alex is a special player because of who he is.