DK Metcalf is one of the most physically imposing wide receivers in the NFL.
The Seattle Seahawks had him on their side, but apparently they didn't want to keep him. So they traded him in the offseason to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
It'll be a while until the trade can be fully judged, but it's going into action fully with the 2025 NFL regular season having arrived.
Metcalf is now WR1 in Pittsburgh, and the Seahawks move into life without him.
DK Metcalf trade details
The deal in March 2025 looked like this:
- Steelers get: WR DK Metcalf
- Seahawks get: 2025 second-round pick (No. 52), seventh-round pick (No. 223), sixth-round pick flip
Why did the Seahawks trade DK Metcalf to the Steelers?
The Seahawks had evidently decided they didn't want to pay DK Metcalf a big new contract.
Seattle had Jaxon Smith-Njigba coming into his own as a potential No. 1 wide receiver. Metcalf wasn't a bad luxury to have, but he wasn't helping the Seahawks anymore.
The Steelers saw an opportunity. They knew they potentially wanted to move on from George Pickens (who they eventually traded to the Cowboys), but they couldn't do that without a different WR1 in town.
Pittsburgh pulled off the trade to get a top wideout for eventual free agent signing Aaron Rodgers.
As for Metcalf, the Steelers gave him a four-year, $132 million contract extension.
Now the big wideout has to prove that he's worth it.
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