Art Rooney II's grandson, Pat Rooney Jr., blasted the idea of Steelers' T.J. Watt receiving his payday as 'insane'.

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter weighed in on the situation recently during a radio appearance. He also sent a stern warning to Pittsburgh about Watt's contract situation. Schefter's response comes about the possible scenario of Watt holding out into the regular season if the two sides can't come together on a new deal before.

A member of the Rooney family believes that it is ‘absolutely insane’ for the Pittsburgh Steelers to pay T.J. Watt the money he wants.

ESPN polled NFL executives, coaches and scouts to rank all the pass rushers in the NFL and T.J. Watt fell just short of the top spot.

And now, once again, the rest of the NFL has him playing second fiddle to his biggest rival... T.J. Watt ranks second at EDGE in ESPN poll of league personnel "He's still the gold

The Pittsburgh Steelers and star outside linebacker T.J. Watt are still not close on a contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who says the deal could drag out much longer.

T.J. Watt and the Steelers haven't yet agreed to a long-term extension, but Pittsburgh appears committed to keeping him.

However the Parsons negotiations play out, the Watt situation is fairly simple. He’ll either accept the Steelers’ best offer, or he won’t. And if the Steelers believe it will be good enough to pay him extremely well but not as much or more than other top defenders, they’ll find out whether he’ll take it.

During a recent appearance on 93.7 The Fan, CBS Sports insider Aditi Kinkhabwala revealed some interesting details on the last […] This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Insider Sheds Light on Steelers’ Past Intense Contract Negotiations with T.