While reports from Monday evening made it identified that the Pittsburgh Steelers and security DeShon Elliott had agreed to a two-year contract extension, that was no indication as of Tuesday that the Steelers have been all that near working issues out with unsettled pass-rusher T.J. Watt.
Throughout a Tuesday look on “The Pat McAfee Present,” NFL insider Peter Schrager urged that the Steelers may give Watt tens of millions of causes to report back to coaching camp on time later this summer time.
“I do know each side are actually motivated to get one thing achieved right here,” Schrager mentioned, as shared by Josh Carney of Steelers Depot. “They do not wanna go into coaching camp and have this factor drag on. The [Aaron Rodgers] domino fell. DeShon Elliott is a pleasant participant to have. However this was at all times gonna be, let’s get Rodgers in camp, and I believe the T.J. Watt deal has to get achieved. Now, from what I am instructed, each side need it to get achieved. Clearly, T.J. Watt’s gonna need a sure amount of cash. Query is, is it a recreation of hen?”
Schrager was referring to the truth that Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons is additionally trying to signal a profitable extension earlier than he performs a down of significant soccer in September. Parsons is within the final year of his rookie contract and will likely be 26 years outdated via the whole 2025 marketing campaign. In the meantime, Watt is within the last year of the extension he signed forward of the 2021 season and can flip 31 years outdated in October.
In accordance with Terrance Biggs of Professional Soccer Community, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported throughout Tuesday’s version of the “Unsportsmanlike” program that he expects Parsons will ink a deal price greater than the four-year, $160M extension that Myles Garrett obtained from the Cleveland Browns earlier this offseason.
“It is at all times fascinating to see if you’re speaking high of the market guys, who’s gonna take that supply first? Who’s motivated to get it achieved first and who’s prepared to attend it out?” Schrager added on Tuesday.
Per Teresa Varley of the Steelers’ web site, Pittsburgh gamers are on account of report back to coaching camp on July 23. It feels like Watt could possibly be an lively participant when the Steelers maintain their first apply open to the general public on July 24.
