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The NFL contract drama has finally ended in Pittsburgh.
The Star TJ Watt passes corridor reached an agreement with an extension of the three -year contract, according to multiple reports. The NFL network reported that the agreement has a value of $ 123 million.
The average annual salary makes Watt the non -third paid paid in the history of the NFL.
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TJ Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers before a game against the Baltimore Ravens at the M&T Bank stadium on December 21, 2024 in Baltimore. (Michael Owens/Getty images)
Earlier this year, Myles Garrett agreed the terms of a lucrative contract with the Cleveland Browns. At that time, the $ 40 million in annual salary made it the non -quarterly paid.
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Last month, Watt skipped the mandatory mini -family, and seemed to be a not -so -subtle message for the only team for which he has played about his desire to iron a new contract before the 2025 season.
The Pittsburgh TJ Watt (90) supporter celebrates after a sack of the first quarter during a game against the Baltimore Ravens in the M&T Bank Stadium on January 9, 2022 in Baltimore. (Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
The decision to omit the mini -family was a remarkable change of the Watt approach in 2021, when he made a “delay” during the Mini -Pamhe and Training camp before accepting a contract on the eve of the regular season.
Watt, the defensive player of the year 2021 AP NFL, was about to enter the final season of the four -year extension signed in September 2021. That $ 112 million contract made Watt the best paid defender in the league at that time.
TJ Watt is next to being injured during the second half against Las Vegas Raiders in Pittsburgh on September 19, 2021. (Photo AP/Keith Srakocic)
Some Steelers players are scheduled to inform the training camp on July 23.
Watt tied the bag of sacks of a season in 2021. Last season, he recorded two -digit catches for the sixth time in his NFL career. The 30 -year -old is also a professional bowling player seven times.
