Overview

• Negotiations remain deadlocked over the length, guarantee levels and total payout of Watt’s extension request
• Steelers have made informal calls to gauge Watt’s market value and sources indicate a second-round pick would be the likely return
• Watt is benchmarking his demand to match Myles Garrett’s four-year, $40 million-per-year deal for edge rushers
• No formal trade offers have been submitted and Watt is still projected to report by the July 23 start of training camp
• Teams such as the Raiders are monitoring the situation but have not made any official approaches