A mom had a random run-in with a group of Pittsburgh Steelers stars over the weekend and their interaction has gone viral.
According to a post on Twitter, the woman ran into reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year TJ Watt, star defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, and linebacker Alex Highsmith on the pickleball court — and had no idea who they were.
After their meeting, the woman joined the Steelers teammates for a friendly game of pick-up pickleball.
The mother texted her family group chat with a photo of the four on the court and explained that she and Minkah Fitzpatrick — aka “the guy in the green shirt,” as she describes — “whooped” Watt and Highsmith.
My mom whooped some Steelers in pickleball today lol pic.twitter.com/FoHbGXCGtu
— Nat (@ravioli_wizard) June 12, 2022
As the post began to go viral, Watt had a hilarious response and gave kudos to the woman, who he refers to as “Meg.”
Meg was serving the HEAT. We had trouble all day. https://t.co/iemtZDRbuW
— TJ Watt (@_TJWatt) June 12, 2022
It just goes to show that there can be ringers in every sport, and being some of the best athletes in the NFL means nothing on the pickleball court.
