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Carney: Omar Khan’s Persistence Pays Off With Acquisition Of DK Metcalf

After failing to land the big fish leading up to the start of the 2025 season, and then at the trade deadline at the receiver position, Pittsburgh Steelers’ GM Omar Khan was not going to be denied this offseason.

With names like Deebo Samuel, Cooper Kupp and DK Metcalf all available on the trade market this offseason, Khan cast his line against and finally landed his white whale, trading a 2025 second-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks to land Metcalf, proceeding to them give him a new five-year, $150 million deal, the largest per-season average in Steelers’ history.