Insider provides update to ‘complicated' T.J. Watt, Steelers contract talks
On Saturday's SportsCenter, ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler provided some insight on potential holdups to Watt's contract negotiations, as well as an update from an unnamed Steelers source:
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"Well, people I've talked to around the league believe it's guaranteed money, it's term length," Fowler said. "A lot of the details, they get sticky this time of year, especially as you're leading up to training camp. I talked to somebody with the team who said, 'Look, these are complicated deals to do, but we are working on it. We want T.J. Watt here.' There's not a lot of traction right now as far as a potential trade — although there would certainly be a lot of interest if the Steelers would tap into that.
"This is a situation where [Watt] is probably going to be the highest-paid edge rusher in the league when this is all said and done. It just depends on when the Steelers can do it. Typically, they like to do their deals either around training camp or leading into Week 1. So, this is far from over."
Insiders have agreed that Watt could reset the market, potentially even becoming the NFL's highest-paid non-QB — but Adam Schefter believes outside trade interest will only ramp up after the recent arrivals of Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith.
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