He wasn’t part of the wave of new additions this offseason. But T.J. Watt is just one of several Pittsburgh Steelers defenders who’s gotten a big-money contract in recent years. Watt held out for his extension this offseason and ended up getting one that made him the league’s highest-paid defender at that point.
So far, he’s not playing up to that level, and Steelers insider Gerry Dulac is starting to worry about Watt. He wonders if teams are even trying to minimize Watt the same way they do for other top edge rushers around the league.
“He’s been non-impactful, and there’s no question about that,” Dulac said Monday on 102.