T.J. Watt led the NFL with 19.0 sacks in the 2023 regular season — but he doesn’t have an award to show for it.

The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker was named a first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowler, but he finished in second place in the NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting.

It was announced at Thursday’s NFL Honors that Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett won the award for the first time in his career.

The race was close: Garrett finished with 165 points via 23 first-place votes, while Watt had 19 first-place votes and 140 total points. Parsons got seven first-place votes.

Garrett racked up 14.0 sacks, while making his fifth Pro Bowl. He finished in fifth place in the DPOY voting last year.

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