That leaves the Steelers with one less excuse toward avoiding a T.J. Watt contract extension. Watt hasn't been at OTAs as he enters the final year of a four-year, $112 million deal. The price for pass rushers has gone way up since he signed that deal in 2021. Cleveland's Myles Garrett just got a record four years for $160 million.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with two major situations heading towards the 2025 NFL season. Aaron Rodgers is one of those situations, while the contract talks with superstar pass rusher T.J. Watt are the other.

Perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidate T.J. Watt donning a uniform other than the Pittsburgh Steelers was beginning to feel like a real possibility. E