DK Metcalf: Pittsburgh Steelers trade for wide receiver from Seattle Seahawks for second-round draft pick

The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a big-time move by acquiring receiver DK Metcalf from the Seattle Seahawks for a second-round draft pick.

Metcalf will reportedly sign a five-year, $150m (£116m) deal with the Steelers. The teams are also expected to switch draft picks in the sixth and seventh rounds.

Metcalf requested a trade last week and the Seahawks agreed to see if they could grant his wish.

Metcalf, 27, narrowly missed his fourth career 1,000-yard receiving season in 2024 by catching 66 passes for 992 yards and five scores in 15 games (12 starts).

He topped 1,000 in 2020, 2022 and 2023, with his career best of 1,303 coming in 2020.

The two-time Pro Bowl pick has 438 receptions for 6,324 yards and 48 touchdowns in 97 career games (93 starts) in six seasons with the Seahawks, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 draft.

Pittsburgh could enter next season with two top-notch receivers in Metcalf and George Pickens, unless the Steelers decide to deal the latter.

Meanwhile, the off-season has already signalled significant change in Seattle, with Metcalf's move coming after quarterback Geno Smith was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders and veteran receiver Tyler Lockett released.

After agreeing to part ways with quarterback Aaron Rodgers last month, the New York Jets are bringing in Justin Fields, coming to terms on a two-year, $40m (£31m) deal with the former first-round pick, with $30m (£23m) of the contract guaranteed.

Rodgers, whom the Jets plan to release Wednesday when the new league year opens, is rumoured to join Fields' former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Fields threw five touchdowns and one interception in 10 games (six starts), completing 106 passes for 1,106 yards with a career-high completion percentage of 65.8.

The Steelers acquired Fields from the Chicago Bears, who last March traded their 2021 first-round pick in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection.