Hold-ins are not as clearcut as holdouts. When a player is holding out, he’s just not there. But hold-ins encompass a variety of participation levels. Diontae Johnson, for example, was a more active participant during his hold-in for the Pittsburgh Steelers this training camp than was T.J. Watt during his a year ago.
Watt’s also went pretty much down to the wire, only finishing up his new contract very late in the process on September 9. Johnson reached a deal for a two-year contract extension with the Steelers on August 4, well before the first preseason game. But he was prepared to go the distance.