The Pittsburgh Steelers cracked open the vault and gave their star edge rusher, T.J. Watt, a bundle. In fact, the contract made Watt the highest-paid non-quarterback in history – at least until Micah Parsons gets paid. The deal ends all the hand-wringing regarding a potential Watt hold-in or holdout with training camp starting this week.
During the offseason standoff between Watt and the team, not all fans were in favor of paying Watt north of $40 million. You can count me among those who felt that paying Watt top dollar was unwise, considering his age and disappearing act over the last four games of the 2024 season.