Pairing T.J. Watt and J.J. Watt was the dream. For fans and for the brothers themselves. T.J. had already gotten to play with older brother Derek Watt, a fullback for three years in Pittsburgh, and had a chance to play with J.J. Had the Steelers not taken until the final hour to sign T.J. Watt to a long-term deal in 2021, it could’ve happened.
But prolonged negotiations proved to be the reason why J.J. Watt went to Arizona instead of Pittsburgh.
“He was in a contract situation,” J.J. Watt explained Thursday on The Pat McAfee Show.