Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt came in at No. 10 on Pro Football Focus’ annual top 50 players […] This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: T.J. Watt Cracks PFF’s Top

On Thursday, the news broke that the Pittsburgh Steelers and star edge defender T.J. Watt had agreed to terms on a huge new contract. The new four-year contract has a total value of $144 million, with $123 million in new money and $108 million of that guaranteed. Watt is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history on a per-season basis.

For weeks if not months there has been grumbling over All-Pro pass rusher T.J. Watt's contract status with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Well, those concerns were finally addressed today. According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter,

Myles Garrett is already the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, so it's only fitting he is regarded as the best player at his position by people around the league.

And now, once again, the rest of the NFL has him playing second fiddle to his biggest rival... T.J. Watt ranks second at EDGE in ESPN poll of league personnel "He's still the gold

Pittsburgh's T.J. Watt led the NFL in sacks in 2020 and 2021. When he is on the field, he is as productive as any other edge rusher. Watt led the NFL in sacks in 2020 and '21.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has been voted as the No. 6 player in the NFL on the "Top 100 Players of 2022" rankings.