The Pittsburgh Steelers have given up a fifth-round pick for two years in a row now in order to acquire a player during a season who was in the final year of his contract. Last year, they sent a pick to the Seattle Seahawks in order to bring in tight end Nick Vannett after Xavier Grimble was injured.
There was an assumption that they would strongly look into retaining him beyond the 2019 season, but not only did that no happen, Vannett ended up having some unsavory things to say about his time within the organization. This was in spite of the fact that he spoke well of the time during his stay here.