J.J. Watt trolled Giants lineman Jermaine Eluemunor after his brother T.J. had a strip sack for the Steelers during Monday's win.
matchup against pass rusher T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers, confidently stated that he wanted "to be left on an island" against the All-Pro. That's the right mindset against a player of Watt's caliber.
Unfortunately, Eluemunor's words came back to bite him during New York's 26-18 loss to the Steelers. Watt recorded a pair of quarterback hits and two sacks, one of which resulted in a huge fourth quarter forced fumble that was recovered by Watt. His brother J.J. couldn't resist bringing up Eluemunor's quote from earlier in the week in a post onto his account on X shortly after the strip sack.
And a tough night for Eluemunor, who has had a solid season thus far in his first year with the Giants.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia.
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