J.J. Watt Has Three Words After T.J. Watt's $123 Million Deal originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for training camp and the 2025 season, they will now do so knowing that they've officially locked up one of the NFL's premier pass rushers.

The football world lost a beloved player today as former linebacker and special teams ace Bryan Braman passed away at the age of 38. Braman joined the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and quickly became a fan favorite for his special teams playmaking ability.

The new deal is worth a purported $123 million across three years, which would make Watt the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. Indeed, the tally surpasses that of both Browns lineman Myles Garrett and Bengals wideout Ja'Marr Chase, each of whom reset the non-QB market earlier this offseason.

The average annual value of the deal, $41 million, is the most-ever for a non quarterback in the NFL. The previous record was the $40 million a year deal that Browns star Myles Garrett inked in March. Upon hearing the news, J.J., the oldest of the Watt brothers, took to social media.

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Bryan Braman, a former West Texas A&M star who played three seasons for the Houston Texans and another four for the Philadelphia Eagles (where he won a Super Bowl ring), died on Thursday after battling cancer.

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Braman's family had opened a GoFundMe page in February, with the Super Bowl winner undergoing several surgical procedures while fighting the cancer. A number of former NFL stars, including JJ Watt, Quandre Diggs,