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More awards pour in for the Steelers’ best.
It’s awards season for the NFL’s best, and three Steelers just received another accolade following impressive regular season performances.
The Pro Football Writers of America named its 2024 All-NFL team today, and defensive lineman Cam Heyward, outside linebacker T.J. Watt, and kicker Chris Boswell all made the cut.
Unsurprisingly, all three also made the PFWA’s All-AFC team.
Heyward and Boswell are not surprising inclusions. Both made the AP’s All-Pro first team this season, with Heyward having an eight-sack season at age 35 as one of the NFL’s top interior linemen. Boswell went an incredible 41/44 on field goal attempts in the regular season.
Watt, who finished outside of the NFL’s top five in sacks for his first full season since 2018, was a bit more surprising to see on the list as he was not an AP first-team All-Pro. Still, he was undoubtedly one of the NFL’s top edge rushers, finishing second in the league in tackles for loss and first in forced fumbles.
The PFWA separates outside linebackers from defensive ends on its ballot, meaning Watt and Broncos linebacker Nik Bonitto were named the best at their position. At defensive end, Myles Garrett and Trey Hendrickson were the picks.
Chris Jones joined Heyward as the picks for interior defensive line.
This year’s PFWA honors further add to the impressive Steelers careers of Heyward, Watt, and Boswell.