T.J. Watt receives brotherly support from J.J. on Steelers contract drama amid OTA absence
T.J. Watt has been making headlines over his absence from Steelers OTAs — an issue clearly tied to contract extension negotiations with Pittsburgh.
His older brother, J.J. Watt, however, recently supported T.J. in a major way on Wednesday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show. When first asked about providing an update on his brother's extension talks with the Steelers, J.J. pleaded the Fifth:
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"I have a lot of information on that subject — that's not my subject to discuss."
J.J. would, however, discuss the subject a little further when Trey Hendrickson's situation with the Bengals was compared to T.J.'s with Pittsburgh:
"I've long been a big believer that ownership and front offices treat this like a business, but they do not like it when the players flip the script on them and treat it like business back. Taking care of your guys earlier does a few things for you. Number one, it gets them locked in at a lower price in the long run. I mean, you look at what prices are doing every single year — you get them locked in at a lower price. Number two, you're keeping them happy."
J.J. tried warning the Steelers back in March that waiting on extending T.J. would only make the situation worse — and it truly feels like there isn't a "hometown discount" to be had anymore as Steelers OTAs roll on without their star edge rusher.
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