Before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, the Green Bay Packers made a deal, sending veteran edge rusher Preston Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round pick. The move gained clarity after Smith revealed he had requested a trade weeks ago, citing his desire to return to a 3-4 defense.
“It’s just what I’ve been playing in the last nine years of my career until this last season,” Smith said in his first media appearance in Pittsburgh. “It’s what I feel comfortable playing in, what I got used to playing in. Just being back in the system is like riding your favorite bike again.