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Former Steelers DB Believes Steelers Won Diontae Johnson Trade
PITTSBURGH — One of the reasons why there has been an issue with talent when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver group this season is because the front office traded wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers in March.
In return for Johnson, who notched a career high 1,161 receiving yards in 2021 with the Steelers, they received cornerback Donte Jackson and the No. 178 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. With that selection, the Steelers chose defensive lineman Logan Lee out of Iowa, who has yet to play a regular season snap and has been on injured reserve since Sept. 7.
The trade looks quite even right now, with Jackson producing for the Steelers and Johnson becoming the top option for current Panthers starting quarterback Andy Dalton.
However, former Steelers defensive back Bryant McFadden believes they won the trade handily. On an appearance with the PM Team on 93.7 The Fan, the seven-year NFL veteran broke down why he thought Pittsburgh came out on top.
“Donte Jackson is top three in the NFL in interceptions,” said McFadden. “He’s been creating turnovers. He’s doing a great job in coverage and when you pair him opposite of what we have in Joey Porter Jr., you gotta like that duo, especially within the division. We’re playing against high-level quarterbacks. So with no questions for the fans that feel like we lost that deal. No, we won that deal.”
Jackson is currently tied with Paulson Adebo and Brian Branch of the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions, respectively, for the third-most interceptions in the league this season with three. At the top of that list is the Green Bay Packers’ Xavier McKinney, who has come away with five.
Johnson, on the other hand, has 340 yards and 3 touchdowns on 29 receptions. While it is definitely too soon to make a final declaration on the trade, the early returns for the Steelers are encouraging.
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Gas prices continue to sit near the $5 mark for the better part of the Pittsburgh region. Not only is it impacting people’s wallets, but it’s also hitting the bottom lines of first responders’ operations.
While gas prices are not impacting day-to-day operations, budgets are always tight, and if prices stay high, it could have some long-term impacts. First responders say they’ll still come when you call 911, so there’s no need to panic, but there is some concern behind the scenes.
“We can’t charge more for our services. The only way to weather the storm is to become more efficient,” Regional Emergency Support Quick Response Service director Mike Gallagher said.
RESQRS said gas is normally about $2,500 to $3,000 a month. From March to April, it was $5,500. The ambulance they wanted to get this year is now on hold as costs go up.
“It definitely has affected other parts of the business and how we operate,” Gallagher said over Zoom.
It’s the same for volunteer firefighters. Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services had its bill go from $300 to $400, up to $1,000 last month. This price spike was, of course, never anticipated when making the budget last year.
“It absolutely wasn’t. We just have to take money from other things and reprioritize,” SAVES fire chief Mike Daniher said.
Medic Rescue in Bridgewater, Beaver County, covers that county and takes patients to Wexford and Pittsburgh hospitals. They easily rack up hundreds of miles a day driving. Insurance doesn’t cover gas spikes, and fuel reimbursements are set from the prior year.
“I don’t see how it would be sustainable in the long term without some changes in financing,” Medic Rescue director of operations Bill Pasquale said.
An immediate impact for many services is putting new equipment on the back burner. While grants can be used for that, there’s no guarantee it’s accepted.
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Pittsburgh will have afternoon storm chances on Wednesday with gusty winds and lightning
It will be stormy this afternoon, and then cooler for the rest of the work week.
Temperatures then warm up with record-setting temperatures possible early next week. It’s going to be a busy stretch of weather. Let’s get right into it.
Rain chances today are low overall. The headline is the storm chance that occurs this afternoon. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and isolated but intense downpours are expected as a narrow line of storms develops and rolls through Western Pennsylvania. The line of storms will be intensifying as it moves from the west to the east.
Right now, it looks like the storms will roll through between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
By the time you see this blog, our best chance for morning rain should have come and gone. Rain totals will not be very impressive today; most will see less than 0.05 inches of rain.
That excludes rain coming from afternoon storms.
Afternoon storms could add another fifth of an inch of rain for those who see the most ‘intense’ cells sliding through their areas. Temperatures in the morning are in the 50s. We will quickly rise up to the mid-60s for temperatures this afternoon ahead of storms. Temperatures will then dip back down to the 50s for the rest of the day, with brisk winds coming in from the northwest at around 15 mph.
Thursday highs will only hit the mid-50s.
We stay cool through Friday morning. We’d have to worry about frost on Friday if it wasn’t for the cloud cover that’s expected. Friday highs will be near 70°. Saturday and Sunday highs are expected to hit the low 80s both days.
A perfect ‘storm’ of low humidity levels, plenty of sunshine, and a strengthening sun angle will allow us to potentially see record highs early next week. I have high temperatures in the 90s on both Monday and Tuesday next week.
The record high for Monday is 91°, and that is what I am forecasting for a high.
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