The NFL Network reported that the trade came after Metcalf agreed to a new contract with the Steelers, a four-year deal worth $132 million that keeps him with Pittsburgh through the 2029 season. He had one year and $18 million left on his contract for this season with Seattle.

But that was not the move to make national headlines, as later in the evening it was announced the Seahawks had traded wide receiver DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers. ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting Metcalf is headed to the Steel City in exchange for a second round pick.

The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for one of the best deep threats in the league, giving George Pickens a running mate on the perimeter. Only, that's what it seems on paper, with reality potentially showing something entirely