The Pittsburgh Steelers made one of many greatest splashes of the offseason when they acquired star extensive receiver DK Metcalf from the Seattle Seahawks in trade for a 2025 second-round draft alternative and extra choose swaps.
In the course of the newest version of the “3 & Out Podcast,” Seahawks normal supervisor John Schneider touched upon how he ended up delivery such a dynamic playmaker to the Steelers again in March.
“Pittsburgh, [Steelers general manager Omar Khan], these guys had been actually aggressive,” Schneider stated, as shared by Tim Benz of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Evaluation.
Metcalf reportedly needed both the Houston Texans or Los Angeles Chargers to get a deal completed concerning his companies. As ESPN’s Brady Henderson defined, nonetheless, the Seahawks “needed to discover a commerce associate that may not solely give them sufficient compensation in return but additionally be prepared and in a position to signal Metcalf to a brand new deal.”
Metcalf may’ve ended up with the New England Patriots however reportedly didn’t wish to commit his future to that group. He finally inked a five-year, $150M contract extension as a part of the Steelers commerce.
Each Metcalf and former Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson performed beneath head coach Pete Carroll with the Seahawks till Seattle pushed Carroll into an advisor position after the 2023 season. The Seahawks employed former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald to function Carroll’s alternative in January 2024.
“With reference to DK, we had a ton of conversations final offseason about his legacy and the place he needed to go,” Schneider added in the course of the podcast. “As soon as he met the brand new teaching employees, he was excited. After which this 12 months, it simply occurred, and once more, you’ll be able to’t change the best way folks assume. As a lot as we love him and wish to have him right here, when folks wish to depart, it’s troublesome to attempt to persuade them to remain. As soon as we bought again from the mix, we had one other actual open discuss. Then we advised him we might concede to his needs.”
No less than one report indicated Wilson “was whispering in DK’s ears” and is “the rationale” Metcalf needed a contemporary begin elsewhere. Maybe Metcalf would nonetheless be with the Seahawks had these supposed chats by no means occurred.
