To absolutely nobody’s surprise at all, the Pittsburgh Steelers officially picked up the fifth-year option on outside linebacker T.J. Watt earlier this week. When that news surfaced, however, we didn’t have an exact amount to assign to Watt’s 2021 option year. As of Thursday morning, we now have that amount.
According to former NFL agent Joel Corry of CBS Sports, Watt’s fifth-year option amount for 2021 will be $10.089 million, which is the average of the third through 25th-highest salaries the linebacker position. Also, Watt’s fifth-year is now guaranteed for injury only and it will become fully guaranteed on the first day of the league, which wuill be sometime in mid-March 2021.