The Steelers created a hole by trading George Pickens, but Jonnu Smith, they hope, at least helped to fill it. A tight end isn’t going to be a one-for-one replacement for a potential No. 1 WR, but they don’t need that from him after trading for DK Metcalf. The Steelers emphasized how much they coveted his receiving skills, however, which are hard to ignore.
“We love his flexibility”, Omar Khan said of Jonnu Smith, via the Steelers’ website. “If you look at where he played last year and even when Arthur [Smith] had him a couple of years ago, he lines up at receiver.