{"id":207290,"date":"2025-07-14T20:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/207290\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T20:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:48:14","slug":"former-aaron-rodgers-key-weapon-in-green-bay-sends-strong-warning-to-steelers-about-potential-t-j-watt-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/207290\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Aaron Rodgers’ key weapon in Green Bay sends strong warning to Steelers about potential T.J. Watt trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the Pittsburgh Steelers made headlines this offseason by securing the arrival of Aaron Rodgers<\/a>, their roster could be seriously weakened on the defensive side. T.J. Watt could be traded if his contract situation remains unresolved, a move that, according to a former QB\u2019s teammate from their time with the Green Bay Packers<\/a>, would be a hard-to-admit mistake.<\/p>\n

James Jones, who had a lengthy NFL career and was a Super Bowl<\/a> XLV champion, expressed his frustration with the situation, believing that a potential departure of the linebacker would be a significant blow to Mike Tomlin<\/a>\u2018s team.<\/p>\n

During his Monday appearance on FS1\u2019s \u2018The Facility,\u2019 Jones didn\u2019t hide his disagreement, stating that without Watt, Pittsburgh<\/a> would clearly lose more than it gains heading into the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is disrespectful, man,\u201d he said. \u201cWe give coach [Mike] Tomlin a lot of credit for getting to the playoffs every year, right? Or not having a losing season. We give him a lot of credit for that. If you don\u2019t have this boy [Watt], you gonna have a lot of losing seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see Myles Garrett and you see Maxx Crosby get extensions. And you could argue that [Watt] colder than them dudes,\u201d Jones also added.<\/p>\n

\"Aaron<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Steelers\u2019 defense at risk of falling apart<\/p>\n

James Jones\u2019 insistence that the Steelers reach a deal with one of the league\u2019s top linebackers \u2014 who has remained among the elite for years \u2014 is not without merit.<\/p>\n

Although the former Wisconsin Badgers standout has seen his stats decline over the past two seasons, there\u2019s no denying that his talent still ranks him among the NFL\u2019s top defensive players. For that reason, many believe his earnings should be on par with those of Maxx Crosby or Myles Garrett.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf 90 [Watt] ain\u2019t there, scratch it off. You\u2019re not going nowhere, if 90\u2019s not there. Could you imagine, the quarterbacks they\u2019ve had, and no T.J. Watt? Come on man, they would be the Browns.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the current status of Watt and the Steelers?<\/p>\n

T.J. Watt<\/a> is in ongoing contract negotiations with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pushing for an extension that would establish him as the NFL<\/a>\u2018s highest-paid non-quarterback. His absence from mandatory minicamp underscores the current impasse, though a long-term agreement is still widely anticipated.<\/p>\n

Adding a layer of complexity are Watt\u2019s recent injury concerns, including an elbow issue late in the 2024 season. While he remains a critical component of the Steelers\u2019 defense, his health and age are likely factors being considered in the prolonged contract discussions.<\/p>\n

SurveyWhat should the Steelers do with T.J. Watt?<\/p>\n

What should the Steelers do with T.J. Watt?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While the Pittsburgh Steelers made headlines this offseason by securing the arrival of Aaron Rodgers, their roster could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207291,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,7,6,520,57,2360,426,8576],"class_list":{"0":"post-207290","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-aaron-rodgers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","14":"tag-steelers","15":"tag-tj-watt"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114853557512433578","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}