The Pittsburgh Steelers’ negotiations with T.J. Watt must clear hurdles regarding guaranteed money as well as the annual salary the superstar pass rusher will receive. Cleveland’s Myles Garrett shattered the edge rusher market when he landed $40 million per year with the Browns.

Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt reportedly wants to be the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback given his production for the team over the last eight seasons, but the franchise may not agree with those demands.

One NFL analyst went so far as to propose the Los Angeles Rams as a trade partner, writing that general manager Les Snead could offer edge rusher Byron Young and one of the team's two 2026 first-round picks for Watt. Whether or not Snead and Sean McVay would entertain such a trade remains to be seen, but the idea is intriguing.