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 T.J. Watt says it's too early for comparisons with older brother J.J. Watt's 'unstoppable' prime Watt earned the Defensive Player of the Year award last season while tying the NFL's all-time sack record of 22.5. But Watt doesn't view himself as the best player in his own family just yet. Now that he's retired and gone, who is the better player, he or brother JJ Watt -- currently playing with the Arizona Cardinals T.J. said that he still doesn't stack up to J.J.'s career. In a candid interview with NFL Network, Watt on how recognition of his brother's greatness has been "strange," and how he believes his brother would be upset if he thought how people viewed him. Justin Watt's brother talks about how his brother was one of the most dominant players in NFL history. He speaks fondly of his brother and how "misconstrued" his legacy is. Following his three-sack performance against the Ravens in 2017, now-retired J.J. Watt earn

 Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Kenny Pickett, his rookie running back, showed "a lot of good things" in his preseason debut. The Steelers' quarterback competition is in full swing. Ben Roethlisberger, Landry Jones and Michael Vick all played well in their 11th regular-season games together, but they all also struggled with interceptions and fumbled too many times. Pittsburgh can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that the team has three distinct ways of making plays with their weapons on the field. The Cleveland Browns' red-zone woes have been well-documented, but today they finally made a play in that strained territory. In the early going of the second quarter, Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph connected with rookie receiver J.J. Nelson for a 25-yard scoring pass to put the Steelers on the board. On second down, Rudolph found rookie running back Trey Williams for an 11-yard touchdown run to make it 14–0. The rookie helped put some pressure on Browns safety Jabrill

 Two of the top 100 players from 'The 20's' list will be revealed at halftime of Raiders-Vikings preseason game! The Vikings and Raiders meet in the final preseason game of the NFL season this week. And in addition to their exhibition matchup, fans will see the top 100 players from 2022 revealed during halftime of the contest. NFL Network will reveal the top five players in their Top 100 Players of 2022 at the Vikings-Raiders preseason game on Sunday, August 21 from Oakland. On Sunday afternoon before the Minnesota Vikings take on the Oakland Raiders, five total players on both rosters will be revealed and ranked by NFL.com's Christopher Schneider for the top 100 players of 2022. These players show up multiple times in their contemporaries' list but did not earn enough votes to move into the Top 100 themselves.

 Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he was pleased with the progress of rookie receiver Kenny Pickett and all five of his draft picks. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett ended the exhibition season with perhaps his biggest play yet -- a 32-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Hart. There was barking from the Steelers faithful, chills from Pickett and a cool calm from Hart just before he caught the pass over defender Tyrell Adams and outstretched hands at short yard line." In his first NFL home, Mitchell Trubisky made a strong impression with this touchdown pass to a wide-open Gunner Olszewski. Despite being sacked twice and facing a determined pass rush in the first quarter, Trubisky took his first NFL home and the Chicago Bears to victory with an efficient performance that included some impressive throws. Trubisky's exceptional mobility continues to impress. He started his second drive with a perfect pass to rookie Connor Heyward, who got open with just on

 Jets QB Zach Wilson (knee) was diagnosed with bone bruise and meniscus tear, but the team has yet to determine his status for Week 1 in Baltimore. The Jets have announced that quarterback Zachary Wilson has been diagnosed with a bone bruise and meniscus tear in his left knee. The team's medical staff will likely clear him to play Week 1 of the regular season after an MRI revealed no ligament damage. The injury was sustained during Friday night's preseason game against Philadelphia, when he came up limping after making an awkward cut. Wilson had been expected to maintain the backup role behind starter Sam Darnold going into Week 1, but it now appears unlikely that he'll be able to suit up for the first game of the regular season.