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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt has had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained during dry needle treatment.<\/b><\/p>\n
Watt, the 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, made six tackles in Pittsburgh’s victory over Baltimore Ravens last Sunday. <\/p>\n
But the 31-year-old was taken to hospital for a lung evaluation after feeling discomfort on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Dry needling is a treatment for pain and movement issues involving the insertion of tiny needles into the body.<\/p>\n
The Steelers made no reference to dry needling in an update on Friday but that element was revealed in a post on X, external<\/span><\/a> by his older brother JJ.<\/p>\n “Yesterday TJ had successful surgery to stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung suffered Wednesday after a dry needling treatment session at the facility,” said JJ Watt, who is a minority investor in Premier League side Burnley.<\/p>\n “Recovery timeline is still TBD [to be determined], but all went well and he is being released from the hospital today. He and his family are very appreciative of everyone’s kind words and well wishes.”<\/p>\n Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said TJ Watt, who signed a three-year contract extension in July, will miss Monday’s game against Miami and is at “home and resting comfortably” but does not know when he will be back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n