Steelers Trade of T.J. Watt Would Net Shockingly Bad Return
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A member of the Rooney family believes that it is ‘absolutely insane’ for the Pittsburgh Steelers to pay T.J. Watt the money he wants.
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter weighed in on the situation recently during a radio appearance. He also sent a stern warning to Pittsburgh about Watt's contract situation. Schefter's response comes about the possible scenario of Watt holding out into the regular season if the two sides can't come together on a new deal before.
ESPN polled NFL executives, coaches and scouts to rank all the pass rushers in the NFL and T.J. Watt fell just short of the top spot.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and star outside linebacker T.J. Watt are still not close on a contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who says the deal could drag out much longer.
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have secured Aaron Rodgers, but a new concern is emerging just weeks before training camp. Head coach Mike Tomlin has received a troubling update on T.J. Watt's contract situation.
An NFL source suggests to us that in addition to all the other factors in play here, a long-term deal for a player in T.J. Watt who is on the wrong side of 30 is among the Steelers' problems.
ESPN's annual league survey indicates that T.J. Watt remains elite, which further emphasizes that the Pittsburgh Steelers must extend him.
T.J. Watt and the Steelers haven't yet agreed to a long-term extension, but Pittsburgh appears committed to keeping him.
A member of the Rooney family would say that the Steelers paying star pass rusher T.J. Watt would be "absolutely insane."
T.J. Watt is a handful of sacks away from entering the top 25 rankings for all-time career sacks in NFL history