The Pittsburgh Steelers might be in trouble for their procrastination.
After waiting to extend star pass rusher T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh might've blundered the deal altogether based on what T.J.'s big brother J.J. revealed.
Watt is entering the final year of his contract and discussed his desire to extend last season. But the Steelers sat on their hands.
Now, during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, J.J. said he thinks Pittsburgh might've received a hometown discount last year just to get the deal done early. But now... who knows?
“The earlier you get the deal done, the better deal you get. That’s just a fact,” Watt said. “That’s why, my personal belief, they should have done it last year because I think there was a hometown discount to be had last year. But now the longer you wait this year, you’ve got Micah [Parsons] coming up. Like you said, you got Aidan Hutchinson, you got Myles [Garrett]. These guys are getting new deals.
"That number’s gonna inch closer to four in front of than threes. So you’re gonna want to get that done earlier rather than later because the price isn’t going down.”
Watt has easily been one of the best at his position his entire time as a pro. He had a down season last year by Watt standards, but he's still playing at an elite level.
Over the past eight seasons, he's posted 462 total tackles with 331 solo and 126 for loss, 108 sacks, 223 quarterback hits, seven interceptions, 33 forced fumbles and 12 fumble recoveries including one scoop and score.
