The Pittsburgh Steelers’ situation with TJ Watt continues to get worse as the two sides are still in a stalemate. TJ Watt wants to be the highest-paid non-quarterback and rightfully so when looking at his production over his career so far. Yet, the Steelers seem reluctant to meet those demands.
TJ Watt is entering the last year of his contract that he originally signed in 2021 which was worth $112 million, and even during that contract things were not great.
Aditi Kinkhabwala went on the 93.7 and stated, “T.J. Watt was openly told, ‘You’re fortunate to be a Steeler. And his response was, ‘You’re fortunate to have me.’ The Steelers’ attitude, the Steelers’ mindset, and you see this from so many fans too, is that it is such a privilege to be in this uniform, to wear this helmet, that therefore you should take a hometown discount just because you get to play for one of these cornerstone, trademark organizations.”
It is clear that there are tensions between both sides, leading to a situation that is not ideal. For both sides a trade might be beneficial, and it is the Los Angeles Rams that make sense to trade for TJ Watt.