Steelers star TJ Watt linked with shock trade amid $21M contract standoff

Steelers star TJ Watt linked with shock trade amid $21M contract standoff

Several NFL teams are reportedly considering making trade offers for the Steelers’ standout defensive star, TJ Watt.

The pᴀss rusher recently skipped Steelers OTAs and minicamp amid claims he is unhappy with his current contract.

Watt is due to earn a base salary of $21.05million in 2025 and speculation over his future has intensified following the arrival of Jalen Ramsey.

On Monday, the Miami Dolphins traded their defensive star and тιԍнт end Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.

According to ESPN, a number of teams have held talks about whether they can trade for Watt, the 2021 defensive player of the year.

The Steelers reportedly want Watt to finish his career in Pittsburgh but it is now thought that interest in him will increase following the trade for Ramsey.

Several teams are reportedly considering making trade offers for the Steelers star TJ Watt

Several teams are reportedly considering making trade offers for the Steelers star TJ Watt

The Miami Dolphins have traded defensive star Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers

The Miami Dolphins have traded defensive star Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers

Watt is in entering the final year of his contract and there has so far been no breakthrough in talks with the Steelers.

The 30-year-old has been with Pittsburgh for all of his eight years in the NFL and, in 2021, he signed a four-year, $112m deal with Pittsburgh worth an average of $28m a year. 

Since then, however, Browns pᴀss rusher Myles Garrett has signed a record deal that includes $123.5m guaranteed and a yearly average salary of $40m. The contract made Garrett the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

The Steelers have been at the center of some huge offseason moves, most notably the arrival of quarterback Aaron Rodgers after weeks of uncertainty over the quarterback’s future.

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