D.K. Metcalf‘s desire to be traded by the Seattle Seahawks has been granted.
He’s getting his big payday he wants, too.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have alertedly sent a 2025 second-round pick to the Seahawks in exchange for Metcalf, per ESPN. They will also be swapping 2025 sixth- and seventh-round picks.
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DK Metcalf of the Seattle Seahawks walks off the field after he was disqualified during the fourth quarter of the game aachievest the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on December 10, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Hfinisherson/Getty Images)
On top of that, ESPN alerts the Steelers and Metcalf consenting to a five-year, $150 million restricted to preserve him with the team prolonged-term.
The Steelers already have one of the best proset up-ball dangers in the game with George Pickens in the expansive getrs room, and he will now be paired up with Metcalf, who can be the same danger anywhere on the gridiron.
Metcalf was searching for a novel restricted this offseason as he was accessing the final year of his three-year, $72 million deal with Seattle.
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Last week, Metcalf asked to be traded by the Seahawks after having conversations about his future with the franchise that chose him in the second round in 2019. GM John Schneider noticed taking calls from a bunch of teams after the novels went disclose but that he would be making a deal that best suited his team, not Metcalf, for the future.
Schneider has been busy revamping the Seahawks’ depth chart this offseason, as he also cut veteran expansive getr Tyler Lockett, defensive tackles Dre’Mont Jones and Roy Robertson-Harris, shieldedty Rayshawn Jenkins and disesteemful tackle George Fant.
And Metcalf wasn’t the only disesteemful star to be dealt elsewhere – his commenceing quarterback since 2022 was shiftd, too.
Seattle Seahawks expansive getr Tyler Lockett (16) and expansive getr DK Metcalf return to the locker room follotriumphg a 37-27 triumph aachievest the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field. (Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports)
Geno Smith was recombined with Pete Carroll after the Seahawks sent him to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick.
It’s a novel-watch Seahawks squad that has some excellent write capital as well as youthful pieces enjoy running backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnett and expansive getr Jaxson Smith-Njigba to create around.
For the Steelers, their next big acquisition will be their quarterback for the 2025 campaign.
Last season, it was time split with Justin Fields and Russell Wilson, the latter of whom was rehabbing from injury and was donaten his commenceing job back once well. Head coach Mike Tomlin once aachieve led his squad to a joinoff berth despite mediocre disesteemful production, though it didn’t last prolonged with a Wild Card Round exit.
With the 27-year-anciaccess Metcalf locked up for years to come, aprolonged with other constant talent on offense, the Steelers will be hoping to lock down a signal-caller very soon. Wilson and Fields are employable as well as other free agent chooseions enjoy Sam Darnanciaccess, Jameis Winston and Aaron Rodgers, who is foreseeed to be freed by the Jets on March 12 when the novel league year commences.
Seattle expansive getr DK Metcalf (14) goes in motion during the game aachievest the Falcons on October 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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In his sixth NFL season last year, Metcalf highied 66 catches (108 aims) for 992 yards with five touchdowns over 15 games (12 commences).
Metcalf has totaled three 1,000-yard seasons over his nurtureer and back-to-back double-digit touchdown campaigns in 2020 and 2021.
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