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The Pittsburgh Steelers star barely missed the top-10 cornerbacks in the NFL, largely due to that perceived physical decline.

T.J. Watt's contract extension is worth an estimated $123 million, according to ESPN. The figure makes Watt the NFL's top-paid non-quarterback.

Watt's extension will pay him an average of $41 million annually, putting him ahead of Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase ($40.25 million) and Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett ($40 million) in terms of the highest average annual salaries among non-quarterbacks.

T.J. Watt just got paid the highest annual salary for a pass rusher in NFL history by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but NFL offensive linemen have feared the star outside linebacker for years.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers made star outside linebacker T.J. Watt the NFL’s highest-paid defensive player on Thursday, signing him to a pact that will keep the perennial All-Pro in black-and-gold well into his 30s.

Here's a look at the NFL's highest-paid defensive players list after T.J. Watt's extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

LOS ANGELES, (WKBN) – Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Williams has announced his retirement from the NFL. He spent a portion of the 2024-25 season with Pittsburgh after being acquired in a trade with the New York Jets.

The Cincinnati Bengals are bringing in a new weapon to their offense, adding a backup to Joe Burrow in a name Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordi