What is TJ Watt’s Net Worth?

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Introduction

TJ Watt is an American football star for the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference.

He is the NFL’s outside linebacker for Pittsburgh Steelers. Watt played college football for the University of Wisconsin. He was drafted by the Steelers in Round 1 of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Watt signed a 4-year extension in 2021 worth more than $112 million. Watt also received $80 million guarantees.

TJ Watt’s net worth was estimated at $10 million as of June 2022.

Early Life

Trent “TJ” Watt was born in Wisconsin on the 11th of October 1994.

Watt graduated from Pewaukee High school and was rated a three-star recruit by several recruiting agencies. Watt began his college career as a tight-end recruit for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Watt was hurt in his knee during the 2014 season. He was still recovering from the injury until the middle 2015 season.

Career

Watt was selected by the Steelers in the 30th round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Watt was selected as the fourth linebacker and second outside linebacker.

The Steelers signed Watt to a four-year fully guaranteed contract worth $9.25million with a $4.87 million signing bonus in 2017.

He was competing with James Harrison to be the starting right outside position linebacker when he entered training camp. Watt was the Steelers’ starting right-side linebacker for the regular season.

Watt made his professional regular-season debut on September 10, 2017. He was the Steelers’ first career start in their season-opener against Cleveland Browns. Watt recorded seven combined tackles and two sacks. The Steelers won the game by 21-18.

Watt was the highest-paid NFL defensive player when the Steelers extended him a 4-year contract worth more than $112 million.

Highlights

These are the top highlights from TJ Watt’s career.

• First-team All-Big Ten (2016)
• 2x Pro Bowl (2018, 2019)
• First-team All-Pro (2019)
• Second-team All-Pro (2019)

TJ Watt shares 3 Life Lessons

We now know everything about TJ Watt’s net worth and how he became successful. Let’s look at some lessons we can learn.

1. Reality

Defeat is a mental state; defeat can only be accepted as a fact.

2. Time

What we most want and what we use the most is time.

3. Take enough time

It is not about how much time you have. It’s all about having enough time.

TJ Watt’s Favorite Quotes

“I have a boring life. I don’t care about [any] of that other stuff. I work out. I work out at home. I don’t come here for anything other than football.

It’s a new season. It’s a fresh start. I have everything to prove. I will go out and make as much noise as possible.”