T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Trey Hendrickson of the Cincinnati Bengals are two star pass-rushers looking to land lucrative contract extensions before their clubs open training camp later this month.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly doing their "due diligence" regarding current contract negotiations with veteran pass rusher T.J. Watt. And while a trade is not expected at this time, if the situation continues to worsen ahead of training camp, moving on is not out of the cards.

And now, once again, the rest of the NFL has him playing second fiddle to his biggest rival... T.J. Watt ranks second at EDGE in ESPN poll of league personnel "He's still the gold

In a July 9 article, Watt was named the second-best edge rusher in the NFL by league front office members — the same spot as last year. His highest ranking was No. 1 and his lowest No. 3 on the ballots submitted.

Myles Garrett is already the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, so it's only fitting he is regarded as the best player at his position by people around the league.

ESPN polled NFL executives, coaches and scouts to rank all the pass rushers in the NFL and T.J. Watt fell just short of the top spot.

T.J. Watt is a handful of sacks away from entering the top 25 rankings for all-time career sacks in NFL history

T.J. Watt, 30, is also coming off the least-productive full season of his NFL career, which doesn’t help his price tag. However, he still proved to be a difference maker while recording 11.5 sacks and a league-leading six forced fumbles.

T.J. Watt and the Steelers haven't yet agreed to a long-term extension, but Pittsburgh appears committed to keeping him.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and T.J. Watt have one of the most talked about storylines in the NFL heading into training camp. For those who don't know, Watt is looking for a new contract and the two sides have been unable to get anything done to this point.