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This is now bordering on lingering and just weekly "Hey what is up type thing".......Steelers just signed practice squad player Jeremiah Moon from Panthers. That means this is still a thing and now Herbig is hurt too.

Before you know it he has missed the last four games of the season while "working through it".

Sux. Just hope he is OK. Getting a vibe that this may not end the way we all want

rooneytunes wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 18, 2025 5:11 pm

This is now bordering on lingering and just weekly "Hey what is up type thing".......Steelers just signed practice squad player Jeremiah Moon from Panthers. That means this is still a thing and now Herbig is hurt too.

Before you know it he has missed the last four games of the season while "working through it".

Sux. Just hope he is OK. Getting a vibe that this may not end the way we all want

Unfortunately a collapsed lung that required surgery isn't just a "he's good to go" after the procedure type of thing. I believe the contact of a football game could cause the lung to collapse again without proper healing time.

R_S wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 18, 2025 5:50 pm

rooneytunes wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 18, 2025 5:11 pm

This is now bordering on lingering and just weekly "Hey what is up type thing".......Steelers just signed practice squad player Jeremiah Moon from Panthers. That means this is still a thing and now Herbig is hurt too.

Before you know it he has missed the last four games of the season while "working through it".

Sux. Just hope he is OK. Getting a vibe that this may not end the way we all want

Unfortunately a collapsed lung that required surgery isn't just a "he's good to go" after the procedure type of thing. I believe the contact of a football game could cause the lung to collapse again without proper healing time.

I think we see him for ravens, assuming we need that one. If not, then for playoffs

swissvale72 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 18, 2025 5:55 pm

R_S wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 18, 2025 5:50 pm

rooneytunes wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 18, 2025 5:11 pm

This is now bordering on lingering and just weekly "Hey what is up type thing".......Steelers just signed practice squad player Jeremiah Moon from Panthers. That means this is still a thing and now Herbig is hurt too.

Before you know it he has missed the last four games of the season while "working through it".

Sux. Just hope he is OK. Getting a vibe that this may not end the way we all want

Unfortunately a collapsed lung that required surgery isn't just a "he's good to go" after the procedure type of thing. I believe the contact of a football game could cause the lung to collapse again without proper healing time.

I think we see him for ravens, assuming we need that one. If not, then for playoffs

That's my feeling. Hes out AT LEAST until the Ravens game. Even then that may be optimistic

So in the end, hopefully not, but NFL could lose Mahommes, Parsons, and Watt the same week

https://steelersdepot.com/2025/12/t-j-w ... -thursday/

Some info

Tomlin not even knowing if Watt was in the building is like a planned avoidance in thought and in mind

I think there is a lot about this to be resolved

I don’t think he’s coming back unless medically cleared and that isn’t soon

Watt is almost certainly being pushed to sue the team behind closed doors by the NFLPA.

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:43 am

Tomlin not even knowing if Watt was in the building is like a planned avoidance in thought and in mind

I think there is a lot about this to be resolved

I don’t think he’s coming back unless medically cleared and that isn’t soon

Why would he come back? You think TJ gives a shit about the playoffs?

.Kodiak wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 6:22 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:43 am

Tomlin not even knowing if Watt was in the building is like a planned avoidance in thought and in mind

I think there is a lot about this to be resolved

I don’t think he’s coming back unless medically cleared and that isn’t soon

Why would he come back? You think TJ gives a shit about the playoffs?

Short answer....YESSS!!

.Kodiak wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 6:22 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:43 am

Tomlin not even knowing if Watt was in the building is like a planned avoidance in thought and in mind

I think there is a lot about this to be resolved

I don’t think he’s coming back unless medically cleared and that isn’t soon

Why would he come back? You think TJ gives a shit about the playoffs?

i don't think he will at all, my 2c

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 7:34 pm

.Kodiak wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 6:22 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:43 am

Tomlin not even knowing if Watt was in the building is like a planned avoidance in thought and in mind

I think there is a lot about this to be resolved

I don’t think he’s coming back unless medically cleared and that isn’t soon

Why would he come back? You think TJ gives a shit about the playoffs?

i don't think he will at all, my 2c

Would it even matter that much on its own? TJ isn't the player he was a few years ago. He's replacable. Herbig being out an extended period too is what will hurt the D. Better hope China doll Highsmith can stay healthy and Jack Sawyer plays out of his mind. Maybe Leal will actually make a play for the first time in his career.

This whole thing leaves me feeling deflated.

W&M_Steeler wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:17 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 7:34 pm

.Kodiak wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 6:22 pm

Why would he come back? You think TJ gives a shit about the playoffs?

i don't think he will at all, my 2c

Would it even matter that much on its own? TJ isn't the player he was a few years ago. He's replacable. Herbig being out an extended period too is what will hurt the D. Better hope China doll Highsmith can stay healthy and Jack Sawyer plays out of his mind. Maybe Leal will actually make a play for the first time in his career.

I wanted him traded in the preaseason/offseason................... just a waste

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 20, 2025 12:14 am

W&M_Steeler wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:17 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 7:34 pm

i don't think he will at all, my 2c

Would it even matter that much on its own? TJ isn't the player he was a few years ago. He's replacable. Herbig being out an extended period too is what will hurt the D. Better hope China doll Highsmith can stay healthy and Jack Sawyer plays out of his mind. Maybe Leal will actually make a play for the first time in his career.

I wanted him traded in the preaseason/offseason................... just a waste

Highsmith's a waste? Serious?? You're one of the guys who no longer watches, right?

langer wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 9:01 pm

This whole thing leaves me feeling deflated.

NHALS fully within grasp. Time to start mailing it in.

swissvale72 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 20, 2025 12:22 am

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 20, 2025 12:14 am

W&M_Steeler wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:17 pm

Would it even matter that much on its own? TJ isn't the player he was a few years ago. He's replacable. Herbig being out an extended period too is what will hurt the D. Better hope China doll Highsmith can stay healthy and Jack Sawyer plays out of his mind. Maybe Leal will actually make a play for the first time in his career.

I wanted him traded in the preaseason/offseason................... just a waste

Highsmith's a waste? Serious?? You're one of the guys who no longer watches, right?

I was referring to TJ, not highsmith

I watch and suffer through like the other 99%

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 20, 2025 4:05 am

swissvale72 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 20, 2025 12:22 am

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 20, 2025 12:14 am

I wanted him traded in the preaseason/offseason................... just a waste

Highsmith's a waste? Serious?? You're one of the guys who no longer watches, right?

I was referring to TJ, not highsmith

I watch and suffer through like the other 99%

Sorry, my mistake.

And as I've oft said, we don't enjoy these games, we suffer through and hope we're happy in the end. Except for some of us losses, equate happiness now… Never understand.

Schefter alluding to Watts timetable. Murky

I will still say we will not see him

After missing two games due to a partially collapsed lung, T.J. Watt's return to play remains murky and uncertain, sources tell Adam Schefter. Watt's focus has been on getting healthy from his partially collapsed lung; returning to play is secondary, and has not been his focus. Doctors will assess how he feels next week to see if there's even a chance to play in Week 17, but ideally Watt gets more time to recover from his lung injury that resulted in him being ruled out of Sunday's game.