Immediately reacting to the news of T.J. Watt’s new record-breaking contract extension he’s set to sign, an ESPN panel gave the move two thumbs up. Former NFL general manager Mike Tannenbaum and former player Sam Acho agreed the Pittsburgh Steelers paying Watt was the right thing to do.
“This is a great deal for T.J. Watt,” Tannenbaum said on NFL Live Thursday. “There is a 0.0-percent chance he wasn’t gonna be there. You don’t go out and give DK Metcalf $35 million a year and give up a second round pick. Go sign Aaron Rodgers not to have T.