JuJu Smith-Schuster appears to be ready to hit the free market, and his return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2021 season and beyond does not seem likely.
Smith-Schuster was among those who responded to an Instagram survey released by Sports Illustrated on Wednesday. The agency asked whether the wide receiver would be in Pittsburgh and the options in the survey were “this is negative” or “I hope so”.
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Sports Illustrated found that Smith-Schuster voted “this is negative”.
Smith-Schuster flourished in one of the main offensive threats for the Steelers since the team called him in the second round in 2017. In 2020, he played in all 16 Steelers games and picked up 97 passes for 831 yards and a career. nine high touchdowns.
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In 58 career games in Pittsburgh, he picked up 308 passes for 3,726 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Pittsburgh doesn’t have much room to move within the salary cap and had to restructure quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s contract just to meet the requirements. Smith-Schuster is set to command a ton of money on the market, as he will be only 25 when the 2021 season begins and has proven to be productive.
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New York Jets, New York Giants and Miami Dolphins are among the teams with potential interest in the young star.