"It is going to be north of Myles Garrett. It is going to be upwards of $40 million per year. ... I believe we are going to see a reset in the edge market again.” - NFL Network on T.J. Watt's final price with the Steelers.

Garrett’s $40 million per year already sets a high bar for the Pittsburgh Steelers to meet when it comes to the next extension for Watt. Detroit’s Aidan Hutchinson could top that number, driving the asking price for Watt’s annual gross average and potentially guaranteed money up even more.

Pelissero noted that Watt has a lot of leverage — it doesn’t make sense for the Steelers to trade the pass-rusher given the team’s recent investments in veteran stars. And even if the team did want to shop Watt on the trade market, they’d likely have a hard time finding appropriate compensation given Watt’s age. He’ll turn 31 in October.