For the last few years of his career, Ben Roethlisberger got to be T.J. Watt’s teammate. He watched Watt develop into the talent he is today. This talent has now earned him two separate contracts that, respectively, made him the highest-paid non-quarterback at the time.
The latter of those came this offseason, and you’d find it hard to argue Watt didn’t deserve the deal. However, the stat sheet shows a relatively quiet start to the season for him. He has five tackles, two of them being for a loss. From a pass rushing standpoint, though, Watt has yet to record a sack or quarterback pressure.