T.J. Watt, a player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, dislocated his finger and tore multiple ligaments during the team's victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Despite the injury, Watt popped his finger back into place and continued playing. The incident occurred when Watt forcefully punched a Ravens wide receiver to break up a pass. Although he may require surgery to repair the finger in the future, Watt is not expected to miss any playing time. Additionally, Watt was fined $11,473 for the punch. This news was reported by various sources including SInow, ForTheWin, YahooSports, AroundTheNFL, and NFLRT.
Steelers T.J. Watt was fined $11,473 for punching Ravens WR Zay Flowers in the face on this play 💀 https://t.co/UShcFbaKha
Steelers' T.J. Watt dislocated his finger, tore multiple ligaments, but will not miss any time, per @RapSheet + @TomPelissero. Watt might need to have finger surgically repaired in offseason. https://t.co/FUrxIzUs5i https://t.co/ciMcU2sxE0
T.J. Watt reportedly dislocated, popped back in finger during Steelers' win over Ravens https://t.co/FTYsvVlOVY
T.J. Watt suffered a dislocated finger and tore multiple ligaments in the Steelers win over the Ravens, per @TomPelissero. Watt popped it back in place and kept playing 😳 https://t.co/FpMcNMwUYx
Steelers’ T.J. Watt punched a Ravens WR so hard in the face to break up a pass 😄 https://t.co/Fqc2k6gNiI
T.J. Watt got away with breaking up a Ravens pass by accidentally punching Zay Flowers in the face https://t.co/aFoblI7GQ3 https://t.co/AEJ73FI9Ix