The Steelers Are In A REALLY BAD Spot With T.J. Watt Right Now...

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Rob Gregson talks about the recent blockbuster trade between the Steelers and Dolphins, that saw Minkah Fitzpatrick head to Miami. In the background, is the contract dispute with TJ Watt, who is very unhappy after the move.

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00:00Following Monday's blockbuster trade that saw the Pittsburgh Steelers net Jalen Ramsey and

00:04Jonu Smith in exchange for Minka Fitzpatrick, it's become abundantly clear that TJ Watt and

00:09his reps are upset with where they stand on the contract front. So much so that according to

00:13Adam Schefter of ESPN, other teams have come calling to see if they can acquire TJ Watt

00:19from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Look, I fully understand that if you're another NFL GM

00:26and you see the Pittsburgh Steelers trade away Minka Fitzpatrick, you pick up the phone,

00:31you call Omar Khan and you say, hey, what's going on with TJ? I know you guys aren't on the best of

00:35terms right now. What would it take to get him on our team? If you're Omar Khan, you immediately

00:39either laugh that off or you hang up the phone. And obviously that was where all the reports that

00:45came out after is that while, yeah, the Steelers might be taking calls, they have no interest in

00:49trading Watt. But to be frank, that's just common sense. Why would the Pittsburgh Steelers spend

00:53this entire offseason trading for players like DK Metcalf, signing Darius Slay, signing Aaron Rodgers,

01:00trading for Jonu Smith and Jalen Ramsey just to turn around and let go of their best player? It

01:06would make zero sense. It would be the most counterproductive offseason that we have ever

01:10seen. This is a new team. This is a team that believes that they can contend in 2025. So why would

01:16they even consider trading away the one player that moves the needle more than any other? I mean,

01:21we're talking about a team that is one in 10 when TJ Watt doesn't play for them. I understand that,

01:25yeah, he showed up and put up a goose egg against the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs. I understand

01:30he didn't record a sack down the last month of the 2024 regular season. None of that matters. The

01:35Steelers know, TJ Watt knows, his rep knows, they are destined for each other. TJ Watt will retire a

01:41Pittsburgh Steeler. He is a one helmet guy. He wants to be a part of the solution, not the problem

01:47with the Steelers. He's come out and said that multiple times. So I understand that teams have

01:51to come calling when they see such a blockbuster trade, such a trade that the Pittsburgh Steelers

01:55in years past would never make. But the idea that the Steelers would even entertain trading TJ Watt for

02:02anything less than just an asinine offer, I'm talking about two first round picks or more.

02:07It's just hyperbole. It's crazy. The Steelers, they have no interest in trading Watt. Watt has no

02:11interest in going anywhere but Pittsburgh. This is just a matter of contract negotiations

02:16and of Watt wanting to get what he deserves, which I believe will happen in the coming weeks.

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