Manti Te'o diz que T.J. Watt pode quebrar o recorde de sacks da NFL

O ex-jogador da NFL Manti Te'o acredita que o linebacker do Pittsburgh Steelers, T.J. Watt, desafiará o recorde de sacks em uma única temporada de Myles Garrett durante a campanha de 2026.

Te'o fez os comentários na quarta-feira no programa Good Morning Football. Ele apontou o histórico de Watt, que liderou a liga em sacks três vezes, e as tendências ofensivas do Green Bay Packers sob o comando do técnico Mike McCarthy e do quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Watt registrou 22,5 sacks em 2021, igualando a marca oficial da NFL estabelecida por Michael Strahan. Garrett superou esse total com 23 sacks em 2025. Watt conseguiu apenas sete sacks na temporada passada. Te'o também observou que Watt, que completará 32 anos durante a temporada, precisaria se aproximar do recorde da faixa etária de 19,5 sacks, estabelecido por Robert Mathis em 2013. Ele disse que espera que Watt, Alex Highsmith e Nick Herbig compitam pela liderança de sacks dos Steelers.

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