Steelers reporters seem skeptical that T.J. Watt will see a $40 million per year contract extension from the team, but Ray Fittipaldo sees a compromise. Rather than match or surpass Myles Garrett’s contract in average annual salary, he suggests using a different metric. The Browns swayed Garrett with $89 million in fully-guaranteed, so better that, instead.
“Extend him. Give him $90 or $92 million full guarantees and structure the deal in such a way that it’s easy to get out of in Year 4 or 5”, Fittipaldo said in a recent chat, discussing the ongoing contract situation between T.