DK Metcalf was brought in to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ clear No. 1 wideout, a $33 million-per-year investment meant to elevate a pedestrian passing attack. But through two games, the returns haven’t matched the price—thanks partly to his own drops and partly to the puzzling way the Steelers have used him.
Former Steelers OL Trai Essex is more concerned with the way the team has used him over the first three weeks of the season.
“We’re not utilizing the speed that we have. We’re definitely not using DK like we supposed to,” Essex said on X Spaces after the Steelers’ 21-14 win over the Patriots.