T.J. Watt didn’t want the distraction of contract negotiations to hover over his ninth training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Armed with an extension agreed to last week that makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL,

Omar Khan grabbed both sides of the dais and paused. The Pittsburgh Steelers general manager, fresh off hailing the arrival of Aaron Rodgers, needed a minute. “Let's see, what else have we done?” Khan asked Wednesday as the team reported for training camp at Saint Vincent College fresh off perhaps the busiest offseason in its 90-plus-year history.

2025 has been an unprecedented offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh took a hyper-aggressive approach to roster building, including some huge free-agent additions and two blockbuster trades. This is all in an attempt to finally get the Steelers over the hump and actually win a playoff game.

The Steelers aren't simply running things back with the same players and coaches and hoping for different results. Instead, they've made over an NFL roster about as much as you can in one offseason in an effort to bring about change.

At one point, Calvin Anderson never knew it he would play football again. Now, he is back on the field and looking to make a difference in Pittsburgh off the field.

Sometimes, the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence for NFL players. Just look at Sam Darnold last season, as the 2018 No. 3 overall pick went from a draft bust to receiving MVP votes and earning his first Pro Bowl bid with the Minnesota Vikings.