T.J. Watt Holds Out for Contract as Final Season on Deal Nears

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00:00on star outside linebacker dj watt the former defensive player of the year in the national

00:06football league he has not been at otas for the steelers as he awaits a long-term contract extension

00:12watt entering the final year of his contract drs in 2025 so the question to you news or no no no

00:21news here that's what superstar talent is supposed to do they know they're going to get paid they're

00:25not going to work out with the team they're not going to get injured they want to hold some sort

00:28of leverage here because the fan base loves tj watt if tj watt isn't there for game number one

00:33they're not going to blame tj watt for wanting to reset the market for a defensive end they're going

00:37to blame their ownership group and also their general manager that's just the way it is the

00:41steelers can't have a good season without tj watt being paid happy and in camp on time and he

00:46understands that but also there is a spot here for the pittsburgh steelers to say look maybe this plays

00:52into it let's just say in the next week to week and a half aaron rogers goes you know what i promised

00:57pittsburgh i was coming there i i can't even get out of bed now i don't even feel like playing

01:01football anymore i'm just going to retire it is the way it is and maybe the pittsburgh steers go okay

01:05reset button here who wants tj watt one first round draft pick two first round draft picks maybe a one

01:10and a two and you start the rebuilding at that point moment right now i don't think that's going

01:14to happen that's the only way it turns newsworthy if they don't get the quarterback but if you are tj

01:19watt there's no expectations of him retiring and it looks like he's still playing at a high level

01:23and if you are in the final year of your contract no football player regardless of how talented you

01:27are wants to go into a season without any future guaranteed dollars no surprise for me no news for

01:33me on tj watt