After the Seattle Seahawks sent DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers, general manager John Schneider explained by saying “we want guys who want to be here”. Although Metcalf technically asked for a job, it could have been more precise to claim that what Metcalf really wanted was a big new contract of the team that wrote it – and they were simply not ready to go.
The trade obtained the Seahawks of approximately $ 11 million in relief from the salary ceiling, plus a new choice of draft in the second round (n ° 52 in total). This is not an excellent return, but the real advantage for Seattle did not give Metcalf a new massive contract. The agreement that DK accepted with the Steelers announced shortly after trade was $ 132 million over four years, an average of around $ 33 million a year.
The megadéal makes Metcalf the The highest large large receiver In the NFL on the basis of the annual average and included $ 80 million in guarantees. It also earned him the honor of being called One of the largest winners in the free agency by CBS Sports.
“DK Metcalfoff of the receptor twice widely wide pro Bowl Seattle Seahawks on March 4, and five days later on March 9 at the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only was Metcalf negotiated, but he also received the new contract he was looking for, signing an extension of $ 132 million over four years. His new average salary per year of $ 33 million is the highest fourth among AlThe NFL wide receptors. “”
There is no doubt that Metcalf’s ability to be a legitimate superstar receiver at this level. However, if that will happen, he will need a very good quarter to help him go. Currently, the Steelers QB Salle is made up of Mason Rudolph and whatever certain parts of the defense of Skylar Thompson Mike Macdonald, intact of their meeting in 2024 with Miami.
The former Seahawks star, Russell Wilson, was the most recent starter in Pittsburgh, but he is still signed. With Jameis Winston outside the board of directors, Wilson and Aaron Rodgers are the only respectable free agent options in the quarter-Arrière. Rodgers would have visited the Steelers Installation yesterday but left without agreement.
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