The point is, he overruled his agents, who were trying to get more money. The player usually stays out of the negotitations. So, yes, it is a good story and one to make most people (apparently not you) like Watt even more.
Report – TJ Watt Ended Negotiations By Accepting Deal in Art Rooney’s Office
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I noted this in another thread. I believe Watt will be 31ish when this deal is done. Hopefully, the Steelers will give him another contract then (like they did with Heyward who was already in his 30's), if he is still healthy and playing at a high level. Heyward is one of the few to get 2 big contracts from the Steelers.
He's a Steeler through and through. I like him even more today!
I think the story got dropped just so Watt didn't look like the bad guy. I don't believe it for a second.
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If you believe there was 3 years of control on Watt, then you don’t understand the CBA or the cap economics. The days of tagging a player more than once is long gone. The CBA allowed 1st round picks the opportunity to get big money after their rookie contract expired, with the 5th year option. The Tag was supposed to be used as a machine to allow teams to help keep “home grown” players. However, certain infantile owners (Jones, Davis, Snyder, Wilfs, etc) abused the spirit of the tag itself (incentive bonuses, poison pill clauses) to attract players.
The economics of the NFL now requires to build teams through their drafts and sign affordable free agents who don’t destroy the balancing act of cap space to position value. There is too much money to lose by not having a successfully winning franchise.
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Ahhh..a bunch of speculation on your part. And Watt was not taking part in contact drills while under contract. He had a record offer while trying to get more money and then decided it was enough. Again I don't see why everyone is praising him. The Rooney's offer Watt a record deal and he says I want more. I will speculate the offer he accepted was on the table for weeks. He finally took it. The Steelers decided not to budge any farther(more speculation). Their thinking was that they were offering him a record deal already(and even more speculation).
So in the end Watt being one of the best players in football got paid. I won't be losing sleep over it.
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Lol...that would be funny.
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Weird that we just tagged Bell twice under the same CBA. Or did it change at some point? So we had Watt's 5th year option and two tag years. No?
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Worth every penny, if he didn’t deserve to be the highest paid defensive player then who? And that contract will only be the highest one for a little bit.
Now, let’s go unleash hell....
And by that I mean negotiation on Minkah’s 20M per deal lol
Now, let’s go unleash hell....
And by that I mean negotiation on Minkah’s 20M per deal lol
show us on the doll where TJ hurt you....some people just like to think negative about everyone and every thing
Do I think TJ told his agent to get it done? Yes.
Do I think TJ marched into Art The Deuce's office, signed the contract, and told his agent to kiss off? No.
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Ya, but it's such a good story, I'm sticking with it and going to shove it in the face of anyone from any other team that wants to badmouth him.
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Nope….Bell‘s situation was under the prior CBA. The 2020 CBA changed the parameters of the franchise tag after Input from the NFLPA. One of the few things De Smith has done right for the players apparently.
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Good read with breakdown of TJ's contract.
www.behindthesteelcurtain.com
When adding this number to each of those reported, here is the projected salary cap numbers for T.J. Watt over the next five years:
2021: $8 million
2022: $31 million
2023: $27 million
2024: $28.05 million
2025: $28.05 million
The most notable thing with this contract is how the Steelers actually saved $2 million on the 2021 salary cap if this report is accurate. Exactly what the Steelers would do with this money remains to be seen. It is noteworthy that any salary cap savings they don’t use in 2021 will roll over to next year.
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In looking at these numbers, I believe this is not only a great deal for Watt, but also a pretty good deal for the Steelers. Ultimately time will tell if Watt’s production falls above or below his pay grade. But for now, Steelers fan should be ecstatic that Watt is under contract through 2025, that his extension was that of the highest paid defensive player in the NFL, and the Steelers should be able to handle the salary cap implications in the coming years.
Details of T.J. Watt’s reported Steelers contract show a good deal for both sides
It is reported Watt’s deal includes three years of guaranteed money.
www.behindthesteelcurtain.com
When adding this number to each of those reported, here is the projected salary cap numbers for T.J. Watt over the next five years:
2021: $8 million
2022: $31 million
2023: $27 million
2024: $28.05 million
2025: $28.05 million
The most notable thing with this contract is how the Steelers actually saved $2 million on the 2021 salary cap if this report is accurate. Exactly what the Steelers would do with this money remains to be seen. It is noteworthy that any salary cap savings they don’t use in 2021 will roll over to next year.
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In looking at these numbers, I believe this is not only a great deal for Watt, but also a pretty good deal for the Steelers. Ultimately time will tell if Watt’s production falls above or below his pay grade. But for now, Steelers fan should be ecstatic that Watt is under contract through 2025, that his extension was that of the highest paid defensive player in the NFL, and the Steelers should be able to handle the salary cap implications in the coming years.
They need to save as much money against next year's cap as they can to sign Fitz and in case Ben comes back.
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Happy its done. Happy he will be along term Steelers player. Don't like the way the Steelers are structuring their contracts. I preferred Dan and Cowher and Colbert philosophy. Sometimes you have to eat it today for tomorrow. And sometimes you need to let a good player walk (not this case) because you got his best days out of him. You have to except some down years to get back to the top. The Steelers seem to have taken this course of remortgaging the house to be somewhere in the middle to upper middle. They made all these moves for what? To finish second or third in the division with a chance at a wildcard. This team will win some games. might even look good at times. But this is not a championship caliber squad. Their oline is way to green and they are thin in a lot of positions.
And TJ with 1 sack, 1 strip-sack, and possibly another half-sack depending on how they call the one sack. They also played him all over the line. Didn't know he put on 10 lbs of muscle this offseason but the announcer said he did.
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Maybe both TJ and the Steelers kinda know how to handle things