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Steelers Acquire Preston Smith from Packers

November 5, 2024 at 9:48 am, No comments
By Jason Shetler 

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p/c: Gary McCullough 

Following the trade of Mike Williams from the New York Jets, Omar Khan chose to address the defensive side of the ball as well by acquiring veteran edge rusher Preston Smith from the Green Bay Packers for a 2025 seventh round draft pick, this according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Smith spent the four years of his NFL career with Washington, where he had 24.5 sacks. 

In March of 2019, the Packers inked Smith to a four-year contract worth $52 million. He would re-sign with Green Bay in 2022, on a four-year extension for $52.5 million. 

During his six seasons with the Packers, Smith compiled 44 sacks. In total, he’s got 68.5 career sacks, which are 14th most among current NFL players. 

The Steelers will pay Smith $2 million, for the rest of this season, before he’s owed $12 million in 2025 and $12.6 million in 2026.

With an outside linebacking corps that was already strong, Pittsburgh undoubtedly has the best OLB group talent-wise - now with the acquisition of Smith. 

















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