Watt, 30, was entering the final year of a four-year, $112 million extension that he had signed just before the start of the 2022 season. At the time, the extension made Watt the NFL's highest-paid defensive player.

J.J. Watt made a lot of money in his soon-to-be Hall of Fame career, but it wasn’t nearly as much as his brother, T.J. Watt, will make with the Pittsburgh Steelers after his latest extension.

Whenever a new contract nudges the prior APY bar a little higher than it was, there's always a possibility that the deal includes a fugazi final year that accomplishes this goal.

According to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Steelers have signed Watt to a historic contract. Watt received a three-year, $123 million contract extension. What makes that deal historic? Watt has now become the highest-paid per year player outside of a quarterback in NFL history.

Watt had gone radio silent on social media over the last few months, but posted a picture of a workout with fellow outside linebacker Nick Herbig that broke that silence. Then, shortly after the agreement came into place for the Steelers and Watt, the superstar pass rusher took to Instagram to make a post declaring he’s back.

On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms with T.J. on a historic three-year, $123 million extension that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with a $41 million AAV. It surpassed wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals ($40.25 million) and rival Cleveland Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett ($40 million).

T.J. Watt has inked another big contract extension. Here's a look at where that brings his career earnings in comparison to his brother, J.J. Watt.

Yahoo Sports is on the road this summer hitting camps across the country, and we're rounding up the news, updates, position battles and more you need to know.

Speaking of focusing, we're going to focus on several things in today's newsletter, like T.J. Watt's record-setting contract extension. We're also going to rank the top offensive triplets in the NFL.