Watt has one year left on his contract, but after Myles Garrett landed a $40 million per year contract, things became sticky for the Steelers. They will have to get near that amount, in money per year and guaranteed money, for the deal to ultimately get done.

Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt is probably seeking $40 million a year or more, but Ian Rapoport of […] This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Insider Reveals Key Reason for Why T.

T.J. Watt is waiting. In the meantime, the Pittsburgh Steelers chose to hand out a contract extension to a different one of their reliable defensive players. On Monday, NFL Network reported that safety DeShon Elliott was getting a two-year, $12.5 million extension (including $9.21 million guaranteed).