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Art Rooney II On Maybe Getting T.J. Watt Signed Long-term: ‘We’re Certainly Going To Try’

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a lot of work left to do this offseason to get ready for the 2021 ready season. One of those things on the Steelers to-do list figures to be getting outside linebacker T.J. Watt signed to a very lucrative long-term contract extension sometime before Week 1 of the 2021 regular season. On Thursday, Steelers team president Art Rooney was asked during a question-and answer call with fans as part of the Steelers Nation Unite program about the team’s plans for watt and specifically if they have intentions of signing him long-term.

“We’re certainly going to try,” Rooney told the caller.