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Ben Roethlisberger On TJ Watt: ‘He Needs To Get Paid’

Ben Roethlisberger isn’t TJ Watt’s agent. But he did a pretty good job of selling the idea of the Pittsburgh Steelers getting a long-term deal done with Watt ASAP. Speaking with reporters Wednesday, Roethlisberger fully supported Watt getting however much money he wants.

“I think TJ should get whatever the heck he wants,” Roethlisberger told reporters. “He’s arguably the best football player in the game right now. Not just on defense but in general…one of the reasons I took less money was for guys like him to get paid. And he needs to get paid. He deserves every penny he wants and asks for.