The Steelers won a playoff game in January 2017. Just a few months before the Steelers made linebacker T.J. Watt the 30th pick in the draft. Since then, the Steelers haven’t won in the postseason. Which means that Watt never has.

The Steelers signed edge defender T.J. Watt to a massive new contract ahead of training camp and he's glad to have it done and avoid distractions.

"I am excited about this new team," said Watt. "There are so many new faces. The goal always remains the same. It's a new year. It's a fresh start for everybody across the league. Everybody always looks good on paper this time of year, but it's about what we do the next couple of weeks here in preparation.

Watt’s accolades gave him a strong case to be the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL; he’s a Defensive Player of the Year, four-time First-Team All-Pro, and seven-time Pro Bowler since being drafted in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

The Steelers are in their 55th year of training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. The players always bring some of their comforts of home as the team, for the most part, stays in the dorms for the entire training camp.

Here is a clip of Watt's conversation with Bensinger of In Depth with Graham Bensinger on YouTube. So much is riding on the Steelers to get it done this fall during their lone season with Aaron Rodgers.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as T.J. Watt Shares Pumped-Up Message for Steelers Fans After Making Extension Official. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt is ready for another season of fun.

This space recently proclaimed that to justify a contract extension that pays $41 million per season, Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt has to make first-team All-Pro, finish top three in Defensive Player of the Year voting and help the Steelers win a playoff game.