Steelers Alex Highsmith agrees to four-year 68M extension after pass rushers breakout alongside T.J. Watt | Forum

Two years after making the highest-paid defensive player in history, the have rewarded Watt's fellow pa s rusher with a lucrative deal of his own, signing to a Reid Duke Jersey four-year, $68 million extension on Wednesday, .The deal makes Highsmith one of the NFL's top 10 edge rushers in terms of average annual value ($17M), ahead of veterans like ($16.35M), ($15M) and ($15M). More than William Karlsson Men Jersey $27.7M, or roughly 40% of the new deal, is already guaranteed, per Jones. PIT LB #56 Highsmith, who turns 26 in August, is coming off a breakout season alongside and in place of Watt, Mark Stone Kids Jersey who mi sed seven games due to injury. Originally a third-round pick out of Charlotte in 2020, he had a career-high 14.5 sacks and 20 quarterback hits in 2022 to help the Steelers maintain a top-10 scoring defense. The year prior, Highsmith was also busy as a full Paul Thompson Men Jersey -timer, logging six sacks to go with 15 QB hits and 15 tackles for lo s.By extending Highsmith at such a rate, the Steelers become the third to deploy two different pa s rushers with top-10 annual earnings at their position. Paying a combined $45M per year for Watt and Highsmith, they're joined by the (, ) and (, ) as teams committing at least $17M per year to multiple edge starters. Highsmith had been anticipating a new deal with Pittsburgh, this spring he was confident the two sides Garret Sparks Kids Jersey would reach an extension ahead of the 2023 campaign.