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DK Pittsburgh Sports: Daily podcasts on Steelers, Penguins, Pirates!

DK's Daily Shot of Steelers: Why T.J. Watt was a must

DK Pittsburgh Sports: Daily podcasts on Steelers, Penguins, Pirates!

DK Pittsburgh Sports

Hockey, Steelers, Penguins, Football, Nfl, Matt Williamson, Nhl, Pittsburgh, Mlb, Baseball, Dejan Kovacevic, Dk Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Penguin, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers, Sports, Pirates

4.6832 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Why extending T.J. Watt was always a must. Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports

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0:00.0

Oh, it's been a 24 hours.

0:11.3

It's been a summer.

0:14.0

You know what's funny?

0:14.8

The one thing I have yet to hear a solitary soul speak in this particular capital N nation.

0:25.0

None of this, none of it, would have mattered without TJ.

0:30.2

Good morning to you.

0:31.3

Good Friday morning.

0:32.3

I'm Dan Kovachvich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.

0:34.9

This is Daily Shot of Steelers.

0:36.6

It comes your way bright and early every weekday.

0:39.5

If you're into hockey and or baseball,

0:42.2

I also offer daily shots of penguins and pirates in the same place that you found this.

0:47.3

Yes, T.J. Watt was signed to a three-year extension,

0:53.2

and that's extension in the literal sense, meaning he already was signed through the 2025 season.

0:59.0

This is three additional years worth a total of $123 million.

1:03.1

Of that, $108 million guaranteed.

1:07.0

It'll all be paid while he's in his 30s and go ahead and accelerate all you want.

1:12.6

Any discussion or debate about that.

1:15.4

But understand these two things.

1:18.7

One, as I'd been telling you for months, this was always, always, always going to be the outcome.

1:25.5

There was never, ever, ever a trade talk with another team.

1:30.2

And both sides stayed steadfastly focused on the same goal.

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