T.J. Watt absent from Steelers OTAs amid contract drama as brother J.J. turns up pressure
NY Post
Another star pass rusher wants a raise and is encountering resistance from his team.
Steelers All-Pro defensive lineman T.J. Watt is absent from voluntary organized team activities (OTAs) and appears to be sending a message to the front office amid the dispute.
Meanwhile, his brother, former defensive stalwart and now CBS broadcaster J.J. Watt, implored the Steelers to take care of his brother during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
“I’ve long been a big believer that ownership and front offices obviously treat this as a business, but they do not like it when the players flip the script on them and treat it like a business back,” the ex-NFL star said when asked his brother going into the last year of his contract.
“If you take care of things early, especially when players want to take care of things earlier and say that they’ll take less money to take care of things earlier because it sets themselves up long term financially, do that.”
While J.J.’s comments don’t mention his brother directly being upset with the team, T.J. posted a peace sign to his Instagram account in April, perhaps referencing his unhappiness with his deal.
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