Insider says Steelers will extend T.J. Watt before Trey Hendrickson gets his Bengals deal
The Steelers, T.J. Watt contract situation just received some positive support from insider Peter Schrager.
On a recent episode of The Pat McAfee Show, Schrager was asked to share his opinion on whether Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson or Watt would receive their pay first — and this was his argument:
"I think T.J.," Schrager said. "I think T.J. Watt. I feel like I know both sides are really motivated to get something done here. They don't want to go into training camp and have this thing drag on. … Now, from what I'm told, both sides want it to get done. Obviously, T.J. Watt's going to want a certain amount of money. Question is, is it a game of chicken where it's, okay, T.J. Watt takes a deal that the Steelers offer and then, a week later, Micah Parsons blows his deal out of the water and we're in the same place that we were beforehand."
Even if the Steelers act before the Bengals, Raiders DE Maxx Crosby's and Browns DE Myles Garrett's deals make extending Watt difficult — but waiting until Parsons signs a historic extension with the Cowboys could make the negations in Pittsburgh near impossible.
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