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Reports: Seattle Seahawks trade WR DK Metcalf to Steelers
The Seattle Seahawks have traded star wide receiver DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to multiple reports.
The news comes just two days after it was reported that Seattle traded two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders.
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The Steelers are sending their 2025 second-round pick (No. 52 overall) in exchange for Metcalf. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the teams are also swapping sixth- and seventh-round picks.
Additionally, the Steelers are signing Metcalf to a five-year, $150 million contract, per multiple NFL insiders. The deal, which includes a four-year, $132 million extension added to the one year he had remaining on his contract, is set to be largest in Pittsburgh’s franchise history.
The Seahawks were originally reported as seeking a first- and third-round pick in exchange for Metcalf, but The Athletic’s Diana Russini reported Sunday morning that price tag had dropped to a second-rounder.
Reports surfaced Wednesday that Metcalf had requested a trade out of Seattle. Russini reported that Metcalf was seeking a warm weather climate and a team willing to pay him $30 million per year. Metcalf didn’t get the warm weather destination he was hoping for, but he did get the payday.
Like Smith reuniting with former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll in Vegas, there’s the possibility of a reunion for Metcalf in Pittsburgh with former Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who started 11 games for the Steelers last season. Wilson is set to become a free agent Wednesday but is a candidate to be re-signed.
Metcalf and Wilson notably worked out together last offseason despite not having been teammates since the 2022 season.
It won’t be long until the Seahawks see Metcalf again. Pittsburgh is set to host Seattle during the 2025 regular season.
Metcalf, a second-round pick out of Ole Miss by Seattle in 2019, is a two-time Pro Bowler who had three 1,000-yard seasons during his six years in Seattle. His 438 career receptions rank seventh in franchise history, while his 6,324 receiving yards are sixth and 48 receiving TDs rank fourth. He also holds the franchise record for most receiving yards in a season (1,303 in 2020).
Metcalf had 66 catches for 992 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games last season.
With Metcalf now in Pittsburgh and the realease of veteran Tyler Lockett earlier in the week, the Seahawks are tasked with replacing two of their top three wide receivers this offseason. Second-year pro Jaxon Smith-Njigba, a first-round pick out of Ohio State in 2023, led the team with 100 receptions and 1,130 yards last season to make his first Pro Bowl. The next-highest totals for a returning Seahawks receiver are Jake Bobo’s 17 catches for 107 yards.
Seattle now has five picks in the top 100 of the upcoming NFL Draft, including the second-rounder acquired from the Steelers plus a third-rounder from the Raiders in the Smith trade.
The Seahawks also reportedly re-signed defensive tackle Jarran Reed and linebacker Ernest Jones IV to three-year deals Sunday.
This story will be updated with additional details.
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