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Point Park University Friday Insider: Smith-Schuster No. 4 in pecking order?

A lot was made in minicamp when JuJu Smith-Schuster said one of the reasons he returned to the Steelers was because it afforded him an opportunity to play as an outside wide receiver.

Now that training camp is over and the hay is in the barn, it's apparent that won't be the case.

"Did you see him outside at all in camp?" one former player asked me recently? "That was JuJu trying to save face. He tested free agency and the league told him he's a slot receiver. And those guys don't get the big contracts.