ESPN’s Brooke Pryor shares potential holdup in Steelers-T.J. Watt contract negotiations

With no end in sight, the Steelers-T.J. Watt contract negotiations have received a major development — as ESPN’s Brooke Pryor shared where the financial disagreement lies.

Appearing on 93.7 The Fan last week, Pryor admitted that while a deal likely gets done between Watt and the Steelers, she argued the guaranteed money is currently the holdup:

“T.J. Watt wants more guaranteed money than the Steelers are currently trying to offer him,” Pryor stated. “This is a negotiation that will get done when it gets done.”

Pryor then followed up with a timeline prediction, hinting at the negotiations carrying into training camp — just like Watt’s contract situation in 2021.

Insider Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette previously echoed Pryor’s comments — arguing Pittsburgh would need to surpass Myles Garrett’s $123 million in guaranteed money to get Watt to put pen to paper.

Whether or not Watt holds out at training camp for his guaranteed money remains to be seen — while other reports have claimed he could become the highest-paid defender, or even highest-paid non-quarterback, when all is said and done.

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