Insider hints at potential holdup to Steelers, T.J. Watt deal
Insider hints at potential holdup to Steelers, T.J. Watt deal
Steelers HC Mike Tomlin is confident T.J. Watt's contract issues could be resolved soon — but one prominent insider shed light on a potential holdup to the deal.
On last Thursday's episode of The Insiders, Ian Rapoport stated that T.J. Watt's contract value has everything to do with the future deals of Cowboys DE Micah Parsons and Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson:
"This market has not been filled out, like you sort of would like," Rapoport said. "You mentioned Micah Parsons' deal, certainly not done — doesn't seem like that one is gonna be done anytime soon. Then, the Trey Hendrickson deal — another big-time edge deal player who is in a similar place, similar productivity, somewhat similar age — that deal has not been done either. If those were done, then you could sort of say, 'Alright, well, obviously T.J. Watt slots in here.' Because we are still waiting on some of those massive deals, it's a little bit tricky to see where T.J. Watt belongs."
Watt was absent for the entirety of Pittsburgh's mandatory minicamp, and ex-Steelers CB Bryant McFadden recently predicted a "hold-in" at July's training camp if a deal isn't done soon.
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