For most of the NFL off-season, it was known that Pittsburgh Steelers star pass rusher T.J. Watt wanted a contract extension. Although it took until the day before training camp, both sides can now move on and focus on the season.

No defender in NFL history has received a contract like T.J. Watt's, and Pittsburgh Steelers legend and former teammate James Harrison believes he is worth every penny.

Watt’s accolades gave him a strong case to be the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL; he’s a Defensive Player of the Year, four-time First-Team All-Pro, and seven-time Pro Bowler since being drafted in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

T.J. Watt just got paid the highest annual salary for a pass rusher in NFL history by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but NFL offensive linemen have feared the star outside linebacker for years.

Months before Watt agreed to the three-year, $123 million deal that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL, Watt cryptically posted a story to his Instagram of him in Steelers uniform holding up a peace sign. That simple post in April prompted talk of whether Watt should be traded and several theories for why Watt made the post.

Despite his own individual dominance since entering the NFL in 2017, Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt is still seeking his first playoff win.

The Steelers dropped a hype video that began making waves on social media, following T.J. Watt's official signing of his new four-year extension.

Speaking on an episode of Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show on 102.5 WDVE on Tuesday morning, team insider and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Gerry Dulac said Tomlin's desire to avoid "distractions" likely played a role in getting the deal done before camp starts Thursday.