On the most recent episode of the Steelers Stat Geek podcast, I broke down the numbers for the salary of Steelers special teams captain and fullback Derek Watt. With a salary cap hit for the 2022 season coming in at $4,713,334, many fans have pointed out how there is no offensive player with a salary cap hit higher than Watt on the roster. While this is true, there is also some context which needs to be taken into account before screaming from the rooftops about the awful contract.
First, it should be noted there are two offensive players with a higher salary cap hit than Derek Watt for 2022.