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Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt won’t play in Steelers’ final preseason game  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Do the Steelers need another wide receiver? If so, is Gabe Davis the answer?  The New York Times Latest Buffalo Bills news spells the end for $24 million pass-catcher  Yahoo Sports Gabe Davis set to visit Bills after Steelers  NBC Sports Former Buffalo Bills playoff hero …

The Buffalo Bills have overhauled their defensive line once again this offseason. That involves draft choices and free-agent signings at both the defensive end and defensive tackle positions. The surprising thing about that overhaul is that the Bills added a style of defensive tackle that they already had rather than adding the type that they were lacking. Have the Bills …

As it turns out, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin will not ask quarterback Aaron Rodgers to play in Pittsburgh’s preseason opener. Tomlin told reporters on Thursday that Rodgers is among a long list of major Steelers contributors who will not be on the field against the Jaguars on Saturday night. “I’ve identified some guys that won’t be playing in this …

EXCLUSIVE: Hot on the trail of a strong weekend opening of The Naked Gun, the ’80s prime time procedural T.J. Hooker will be next procedural in line for promotion to an action comedy movie. Netflix has collared screen rights to the venerable cop drama, with Jarrad Paul & Andy Mogel tapped to write. The film will be produced by Sophie …

Wednesday’s “First Call” has an interesting quote from former Pittsburgh Steeler George Pickens in Dallas. T.J. Watt speaks in advance of training camp after making his new contract official. And the UFL is going through major changes. Tough to misinterpret George Pickens said something Tuesday that I’m sure will get attention in Pittsburgh. According to the Dallas Morning News, the …

T.J. Watt signed a three-year, $123 million contract extension with $108 million guaranteed. The average annual value is $41 million. Watt will be the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback. Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets got a four-year, $120.4 million contract extension with $60 million guaranteed. The average annual value is $30.1 million. Gardner will be the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback. What …

A new concept: Refreshing sports notes about one athlete! It’s an honor to chronicle all the skinny about T.J. Watt in the aftermath of his contract extension! Far superior to Myles Garrett notes! • Watt got what he wanted. Maybe less term than he’d prefer. But Watt got a higher average annual value ($41 million) than Garrett, more guaranteed money …

Whenever a new contract nudges the prior APY bar a little higher than it was, there’s always a possibility that the deal includes a fugazi final year that accomplishes this goal. The new T.J. Watt contract does NOT contain a fugazi final year. It’s an impressive deal, beyond the $41 million new-money average (which leapfrogged Myles Garrett’s $40 million per …

T.J. Watt won in his contract negotiation with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also won in his battle to surpass at least some of Myles Garrett’s financial terms in Cleveland. Great. Now go win a playoff game. Yeah, yeah. I know. Playoff records are team results, not individual stats assigned to outside linebackers. At most, quarterbacks and coaches should carry those …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt has wanted to be a “one-helmet guy” from the second he arrived in Pittsburgh eight years ago. The star outside linebacker took one big step toward that goal on Thursday, agreeing to a new pact that will make him the league’s highest-paid defender and keep the perennial All-Pro in black-and gold well into his 30s. …