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.

TJ Watt became the NFL's highest-paid defender with a $123M deal, triggering a hilarious response from brother JJ Watt.

T.J. Watt is staying with the Pittsburgh Steelers after landing a historic contract extension on Thursday. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, the star pass rusher inked a three-year, $123 million contract extension that includes $108 million fully guaranteed. At $41 million per year, Watt is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

T.J. Watt is now one step closer towards being a career member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after he reportedly agreed to a three-year extension that makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history in terms of average annual salary.

TJ Watt‘s historic three-year, $123 million contract extension may have set the blueprint for Dallas Cowboys in resigning star pass rusher Micah Parsons.

The news broke on Thursday that the Pittsburgh Steelers and edge defender T.J. Watt had agreed to terms on a new contract. The contract was announced as a three-year extension that adds $123 million to the last year of Watt's old contract.

The Pittsburgh Steelers remain locked in a contract standoff with TJ Watt, and a new update suggests it might go on for a while longer.