Pittsburgh Steelers fans love fullbacks. They don’t love paying players who don’t seem to be contributing at the level that they ought to. And so this is where we find ourselves a year later with Derek Watt, whom the Steelers made the second-highest-paid fullback in the league a year ago on a three-year deal worth just under $10 million.
Lauded for his durability, the middle Watt brother dealt with nagging injury through much of last season and missed the first games of his career, but he still suited up for 12, and ultimately logged over 200 snaps on special teams, making eight tackles.