The Pittsburgh Steelers felt it was necessary to move up three spots in the 2023 NFL Draft in order to have the opportunity to draft Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones. They gave up a fourth-round pick to the New England Patriots to move up from 17 to 14, which was one spot ahead of the New York Jets, a team many believed would target Jones.
Almost everyone seems ready and eager to believe that that is what happened, and that the Patriots may even have been willing to take less to trade back because they thought the Steelers would draft a player the Jets coveted.