Steelers insider provides positive update on T.J. Watt contract negotiations
Steelers insider provides positive update on T.J. Watt contract negotiations
Good news at last — T.J. Watt's contract situation with the Pittsburgh Steelers just received a positive update.
Speculation ran rampant regarding T.J. Watt's future in the Steel City, as rumors about whether or not the Steelers would pay him "Myles Garrett money" went viral. According to Steelers insider Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, there is an "agreement" of sorts that a deal will get done within the next few months:
"The Steelers have been discussing a new contract with outside linebacker T.J. Watt with the expectation they will come to some agreement with the four-time All-Pro and former NFL Defensive Player of the Year before the start of the regular season, sources have told the Post-Gazette."
Watt's return to Steelers practices — whether in Week 2 of OTAs or next week's mandatory minicamp — has been a hot topic of debate. Dulac's update helped shed light on the contract situation, but it also paints an eerily similar picture to the infamous 2021 hold-in — one in which Watt sat out until getting a new deal just days before the regular season began.
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