J.J. Watt Has Three Words After T.J. Watt's $123 Million Deal originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for training camp and the 2025 season, they will now do so knowing that they've officially locked up one of the NFL's premier pass rushers.

This writer is an only child and has no idea what a familial brotherhood actually looks like. That being said, this writer would probably react the exact same way to his brother landing a historic NFL contract as NFL legend J.

T.J. Watt just got paid the highest annual salary for a pass rusher in NFL history by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but NFL offensive linemen have feared the star outside linebacker for years.

The Pittsburgh Steelers finally took care of their superstar pass rusher TJ Watt when they gave him a deal to become the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history for the second time in his illustrious career,

Should the Steelers have any level of interest in trading Watt, there are quite a few teams around the NFL who would love to have a chance to acquire him. He is coming off of a 2024 season that saw him rack up 61 tackles, 11.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and four defended passes.

TJ Watt deserves so much better than this. The Steelers former GM, Kevin Colbert, didn't give him any guaranteed money in the final year of his deal.

T.J. Watt contract talks drag on, ESPN’s Brooke Pryor has identified a major holdup in the negotiation process.