Colin Cowherd Urges Steelers to Trade T.J. Watt: ‘It’s Not That Difficult’

The always opinionated Colin Cowherd of FS1 has a new take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. He thinks it’s a no-brainer that the Steelers should trade 31-year-old outside linebacker T.J. Watt.

“Go get a first-round pick,” Cowherd said. “T.J. Watt gets you a first round pick, it’s not that difficult. The Giants got a top-10 pick for Dexter Lawrence off an off-season. The Ravens were going to give up two first-round picks for Maxx Crosby.”

Watt, who turns 32 in October, production has decreased significantly in the last two seasons. And with the Steelers signing Nick Herbig to a four-year, $100 million deal last week, perhaps now is the time to part ways with Watt.

“They’re the worst poker players in the world. Right now they have the second-oldest and the most expensive defense. Nothing disqualifies you more for a Super Bowl than an old and expensive defense… Guys, evolve. Move off older players!” Cowherd said.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport threw cold water on the notion that the Steelers would trade Watt.

“As soon as it became clear that Herbig was gonna get a deal, it was like, ‘Hold on, they have so much money on the edge. What are they gonna do with T.J.? What are they gonna do with Highsmith?’” Rapoport said on “The Pat McAfee Show” last week. “My sense this year is nothing. I don’t get the sense Highsmith is going anywhere. … T.J. Watt is not going anywhere this year. He is not. He is gonna play for the Pittsburgh Steelers.”

However, after this campaign, Rapoport believes that one of the two guys could be shipped away. Although Watt, the Steelers’ all-time leading sack-getter, is a cornerstone of the franchise, his contemporary, Myles Garrett was sent to the Los Angeles Rams earlier this week after nine fabled go-rounds with the Cleveland Browns.

“Now, after this year, I would imagine they have a decision to make one way or the other,” Rapoport said of Watt and Highsmith. “T.J. Watt’s contract is enormous. He has been a one helmet player. I would say every one helmet player, you’d sort of like them to stay in the uniform, but we have learned — as we did this past week — that there is a price for everyone, so we’ll see where that goes.”

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