T.J. Watt will get paid in due time. Unlike 2021, he might not walk away as the NFL’s highest-paid pass rusher. Instead, he could slot in below his division rival Myles Garrett’s $40 million average yearly value. That seemed to be the takeaway of NFL Network lead reporter Ian Rapoport, who hinted as much Thursday evening.
“You know if they possibly can, they’re going to try and not make him the highest-paid edge rusher in the NFL,” Rapoport said on The Insiders, referring to the organization’s feelings about what a Watt extension would look like.
From The Insiders on @NFLNetwork: #Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is confident a deal with TJ Watt will work itself out eventually.