Watt's Up with T.J.?

[hawaiiansteel]

ultra close

as close as you could possibly be.

[NorthCoast]

as close as you could possibly be.

Pen in hand!

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

Well, the last report had the Steelers and Watt "very close" to a deal, now they are "very, very close" to a deal. I don't know if there are any more gradations of closeness to being signed or if the next step is TJ is signed.

Pappy

Really f'n close

[NorthCoast]

Some Steeler fans jumping off bridges after this report on SNR:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xunzHg2KGY8wkg9uW46YW?si=TsYyu7_TTMayx4pTt5qlVA&utm_source=copy-link&t=35&dl_branch=1

(I won't keep you stressed. This is not true.)

[Dwinsgames]

pen touching the paper .....wait there is a fly annoying him now !! stay tuned

[Oviedo]

WAIT!!!!! Fans who oppose giving him that much money have just broken into the room and stole the pen

[feltdizz]

this thread might surpass the Bell thread if he doesn’t sign this weekend

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

this thread might surpass the Bell thread if he doesn’t sign this weekend

Nobody will ever end the legacy of sheets33.

[Joel Buchsbaum]

Nobody will ever end the legacy of sheets33.

Pay the man. The Steelers are being cheap..

[hawaiiansteel]

Pay the man. The Steelers are being cheap..

Rooney's are very content to win 8 games a year; They do not seem to be concerned with consistent playoff failures. They are happy that we support this team with our money. They don't care about winning Super Bowls anymore.

that's because the Rooneys don't care about winning anymore, they're all about the money.

["BuzzNuter"]

The Steelers most always spend to the cap correct? How can they be cheap? I'm on the outside looking in and you guys are kidding right?
The Steelers have a way of doing business and Watt has to fit into the way the Steelers do it. I have adjusted to the 25M per possibilty. Watt knows how the Steelers operate. If he wants something like to much guaranteed $ than he just wants to move on. Let's wait and see.

[hawaiiansteel]

The Steelers most always spend to the cap correct? How can they be cheap? I'm on the outside looking in and you guys are kidding right?

Rooney Jr isn't as committed to winning championships like his Dad. He's happy with Tomlin and 8-10 win seasons. That's enough for him as long as gear is being bought and tickets are being sold.

no, some posters actually believe this crap.

[NorthCoast]

A few dates that notable Steelers players signed extensions:

Decastro: September 8, 2016, 4 days before the opener.

Tuitt: September 9, 2017, 1 day before the opener.

Heyward: September 6, 2020, 8 days before the opener.

Polamalu: September 10, 2011, signed his extension at the airport just before flying to Baltimore, 1 day before the opener.

Still plenty of time left to get a deal done based on recent history.

[Northern_Blitz]

A few dates that notable Steelers players signed extensions:

Decastro: September 8, 2016, 4 days before the opener.

Tuitt: September 9, 2017, 1 day before the opener.

Heyward: September 6, 2020, 8 days before the opener.

Polamalu: September 10, 2011, signed his extension at the airport just before flying to Baltimore, 1 day before the opener.

Still plenty of time left to get a deal done based on recent history.

It makes sense for both sides to take it to the wire if there are things they are still negotiating about.

[Steel Maniac]

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler suggests Steelers holdout T.J. Watt "feels in doubt" for Week 1 against the Bills.
Watt was at every training camp practice for Pittsburgh but worked only in individual drills during his "hold-in" over the past five weeks. Absent a new deal immediately, Watt will have gone through the entire summer without a single rep with the defensive unit, putting his availability for the regular-season opener in doubt. The Steelers have an unwritten rule in place to forego extensions once the season begins, so Saturday becomes a crucial day to monitor for Watt's outlook.