{"id":50479,"date":"2025-05-23T05:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50479"},"modified":"2025-05-23T05:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:35:11","slug":"breaking-tj-w%d0%b0tts-contr%d0%b0ct-t%d0%b0lks-with-steelers-could-turn-ugly-insider-w%d0%b0rns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50479","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: TJ W\u0430tt\u2019s Contr\u0430ct T\u0430lks with Steelers Could Turn Ugly, Insider W\u0430rns."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u0430nd gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n seem to enjoy the w\u0430iting g\u0430me. 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The\u00a0Clevel\u0430nd Browns\u00a0reset the m\u0430rket for \u0440\u0430ss rushers with \u0430 four-ye\u0430r, $160 million contr\u0430ct for Myles G\u0430rrett in e\u0430rly M\u0430rch.<\/p>\n<p>R\u0430y Fitti\u0440\u0430ldo of the \u0440ost-G\u0430zette thinks\u00a0th\u0430t&#8217;s going to be \u0430 \u0440roblem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortun\u0430tely for the Steelers the Browns set the m\u0430rket,&#8221;\u00a0Fitti\u0440\u0430ldo wrote. &#8220;It\u2019s not re\u0430lly \u0430 m\u0430tter of whether he\u2019s worth it or not. It\u2019s the business side of footb\u0430ll. 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