Last season with the Steelers, Watt played in all 17 regular season games. He racked up 61 tackles, 11.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and four defended passes. Those numbers make the Pittsburgh superstar one of the best defensive threats in the NFL.

The Pittsburgh Steelers do not seem inclined to trade T.J. Watt, which is bad news for the New England Patriots.

With contract negotiations seemingly going nowhere with T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers front office, here is a list of dark-horse candidates who could swoop in and potentially trade for him. Some of these are totally off everyone's radar.