NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Watt underwent surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung suffered after a routine dry-needling treatment at the team facility. Rapoport added that while the issue can sometimes heal on its own, Watt’s situation required immediate intervention.

Dani and TJ got engaged in 2021 after dating for nearly five years. The following year, they tied the knot in Mexico. Both the athletes' teammates were present at the ceremony. The couple also became parents in 2025, welcoming their baby girl, Blakely Marie Watt, this year. Announcing her wedding to TJ, she had penned on her social media: