Insider Peter Schrager recently predicted the Steelers will extend T.J. Watt before the Bengals do the same with their own star defender.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and T.J. Watt both want the same end result of a contract extension but simultaneous negotiations between other teams and their star pass rushers add to the complexity of the Steelers' dealings.

While reports from Monday night made it known that the Pittsburgh Steelers and safety DeShon Elliott had agreed to a two-year contract extension, that was no indication as of Tuesday that the Steelers were all that close to working things out with unsettled pass-rusher T.