The rookie won the job.
Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick T.J. Watt was listed as a starter for the team's Week 1 contest against the Cleveland Browns. The outside linebacker beat out 15-year veteran James Harrison for the position.
Steelers' Week 1 depth chart is up. Rookie OLB T.J. Watt a starter, James Conner the No.... https://t.co/qTvpZyDZGA pic.twitter.com/h6O850VkTc
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 5, 2017
Watt - the younger brother of three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt - was impressive during the preseason, leading Harrison to concede his job to the 22-year-old.
"I'll be fine, whatever they want me to do," Harrison said back in August of the possibility of a reduced role.
