Watt had gone radio silent on social media over the last few months, but posted a picture of a workout with fellow outside linebacker Nick Herbig that broke that silence. Then, shortly after the agreement came into place for the Steelers and Watt, the superstar pass rusher took to Instagram to make a post declaring he’s back.

Following the massive deal, the updated Steelers 2025 cap space has been revealed. Courtesy of Spotrac, a trusted source of sports contract information, we now know that Watt’s 2025 cap hit is $30.4 million — and the Steelers’ available cap space sits at $25.228 million.

Watt, 30, was entering the final year of a four-year, $112 million extension that he had signed just before the start of the 2022 season. At the time, the extension made Watt the NFL's highest-paid defensive player.