The Pittsburgh Steelers do not plan to trade star outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Team president Art Rooney II stated the team has no plans to move their star edge rusher after being asked by KDKA’s Bob Pompeani. Watt, who is entering the last year of his contract, is likely be extended by the Steelers.
T.J. Watt is set to enter the final year of his contract, and with the pass rusher attached to a $30MM cap hit for 2025, there have been some rumblings that the Steelers could look to move on from their franchise star. Art Rooney was quick to dismiss that idea, as the Steelers owner said the team wasn’t considering parting with Watt.
This is the seventh in a series examining the Pittsburgh Steelers roster, position by position, heading into the offseason. Today: Outside linebackers T.J. Watt’s future with the Pittsburgh Steelers undoubtedly will be a topic of discussion within the organization this offseason.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the NFL's best defenders on their roster, edge rusher T.J. Watt. Having just completed his eighth season, Watt has not been shy about wanting a postseason win. Watt seems sincere in wanting to stay and be a one-helmet guy,
The Pro Bowl Games will carry on without one of the NFL’s brightest defensive stars, Pittsburgh Steelers pass-rusher T.J. Watt.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has been named one of the five finalists for this year's AP Defensive Player of the Year Award. T.J. Watt, Zack Baun, Myles Garrett, Trey Hendricksen, and Patrick Surtain II are the finalists for the award this year.
Former NFL defensive end and five-time Pro Bowl selectee J.J. Watt doesn't appear to be a big fan of the sheer quantity of players opting out of the games. He raised that issue on social media while floating a harsh new nickname for the Pro Bowl Games.
Pittsburgh Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II hinted that the team will look at possibly extending star linebacker T.J. Watt, who is entering the final year of his current deal in 2025, this offseason.
The Pittsburgh Steelers seem set to try and extend outside linebacker T.J. Watt this offseason. Team president Art Rooney II expressed a desire to get Watt signed beyond just 2025, the last year of his contract that he originally signed in 2021.
The belief that the Pittsburgh Steelers will one day bring J.J. Watt onto the roster to join his brother, T.J., is slowly fading, but certainly no
Mark Kaboly of The Athletic reports Steelers owner Art Rooney said the team wants to look into extending OLB T.J. Watt this offseason. Watt is entering the final year of his four-year, $112 million extension where he’s set to make a base salary of $21 million with a cap hit of just over $30 million in 2025.
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt was named a Defensive Player of the Year finalist. Watt, who was a longtime favorite to win the award but has now dropped in odds, had at least one vote go his way to earn his way onto the finalist panel.