Minkah Fitzpatrick says Defensive Player of the Year voting is rigged for sure if T.J. Watt doesnt win | Forum

edge Matt Harvey Jersey rusher is widely considered the odds-on favorite to win the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award. After the season he had, it's not that surprising.Of course, we won't learn whether or not he actually won until the league holds its annual NFL Honors show, which this year will be held the Thursday before the Super Bowl (Feb. 10). Watt's Steelers teammate , though, has some thoughts on a potential reason Watt win."It's rigged for sure if he doesn' Cody Allen Jersey t win," Fitzpatrick said Tuesday, ESPN's Brooke Pryor. Watt finished the regular season with a record-tying 22.5 sacks, putting him in company with former rush man Michael Strahan. Although this was the first-ever 17-game regular season Trevor Cahill Jersey , Watt mi sed two games. So, it's not like he only broke the record because he had some extra time. He did it in 15 games.It's the second consecutive season that Watt led the NFL in sacks, after he finished with 15 of them (also in 15 games) in 2020. ( Blake Parker Jersey He also led the league in tackles for lo s for the second straight year.) It was also his fourth consecutive season with double-digit sacks. He's yet to win a Defensive Player of the Year trophy in his career, though, as the award has mostly been dominated by . Donald is one of the other top contenders for the award this year, along with , , and , among several others. Watt, though, is widely Andrelton Simmons Jersey expected to win. Given his production, it's no wonder his teammate thinks the only reason he wouldn't, is due to some sort of chicanery.