One of the biggest storylines of the Steelers offseason has been the status of Pro Bowl edge rusher T.J. Watt’s contract extension. Watt, currently set to play the season on his fifth-year contract, is due for a big payday.
Watt’s anticipated deal to keep him in Black and Gold for the foreseeable future was a topic of discussion during head coach Mike Tomlin’s first press conference of Steelers 2021 training camp.
Per a tweet from NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkwabala, Tomlin said, “I’m sure that process will run its course, and we’ll have something to announce.”
#Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on signing uber pass rusher TJ Watt to a new contract: “I’m sure that process will run its course and we’ll have something to announce.”
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) July 22, 2021
When that could be is anybody’s guess. By the time salary cap website Over the Cap updates Steelers numbers with Melvin Ingram’s contract, Pittsburgh should be roughly $10 million under the cap. But they’ll need a lot more than that to make Watt an offer before the regular season.
