If the Pittsburgh Steelers were hoping for a smooth contract negotiation with their most valuable player this offseason, it doesn’t appear that is what they will get. T.J. Watt missed the voluntary portion of OTAs and is now reportedly set to skip mandatory minicamp. This is an escalation from his previous contract situation in 2021 when he was a hold-in at training camp and a signal of potential trouble behind the scenes.
“If you remember a couple months ago, he posted on Instagram a picture of him holding up a peace sign in a Steelers uniform that really got a lot of fans nervous,” ESPN’s Brooke Pryor said via Get Up this morning.