Pittsburgh Steelers, T.J. Watt (Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
Earlier this week, the Steelers made T.J. Watt the highest-paid edge rusher in the NFL, surpassing both Joey Bosa and Myles Garrett.
The agreement between the Steelers and T.J. Watt is unprecedented in that Pittsburgh bent their policy on guaranteed money when offering a contract. Normally they only guaranteed the first year of a contract. Not this time. Watt will make $112 million $28 million a season with $80 million guaranteed
They could have offered something similar to Le’veon Bell, yet they chose not to, and he sat out of football for the better part of a year.