Following weeks of “will they or will not they” chatter, the Pittsburgh Steelers and pass-rusher T.J. Watt agreed to a three-year, $123M deal that included $108M assured forward of coaching camp.
Throughout a current chat for an upcoming model of the “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” program, Watt spoke about why he is not glad after he acquired his desired contract extension this summer time.
“Profitable a Tremendous Bowl is little question motivating me, and successful a playoff recreation is totally motivating me,” Watt mentioned, as shared by Troy Montgomery of Steelers Depot. “It is one thing that we’ve not been capable of do since I have been there. I feel that is completely unacceptable, and that’s what’s hooked up to my title proper now. And I’ve to reply for that as a lot because it sucks. Once you say, ‘T.J. Watt,’ you say, ‘T.J. Watt’s not gained a playoff recreation.'”
Pittsburgh notched a divisional-round playoff win over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in January 2017, months earlier than the AFC North aspect made Watt a first-round draft choose. Since then, the Mike Tomlin-led Steelers have gone 0-5 in postseason play. Most just lately, Watt was answerable for no conventional stats throughout Pittsburgh’s wild-card playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens this previous January.
Some believed considerations about how Watt “wore down a bit bit” in the course of the second half of final season have been among the many supposed causes Pittsburgh appeared a bit hesitant to pay the 30-year-old. Watt instructed in the course of the interview that he feels he should be higher throughout Pittsburgh’s greatest video games of any marketing campaign.
“Genuinely bothers me as a result of I am part of these groups,” Watt added about Pittsburgh’s playoff report throughout his time with the group. “As a lot as I am just one participant, as a lot as whoever’s one participant, you’re placing your hand within the pile, too. I really feel like I could make a distinction sufficient to assist win a playoff recreation.”
As of Wednesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had a 2025 Steelers crew seeking to assist quarterback Aaron Rodgers finish his profession “the precise approach” at +125 betting odds to make the playoffs. Pittsburgh will open the common season with a matchup on the New York Jets, Rodgers’ former membership, on Sept. 7.
