When reports broke on Friday that the New England Patriots will release WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh Steelers fans everywhere sat up. Some immediately suggested a reunion in Pittsburgh. Others wanted to shut that idea down post-haste.
Could Smith-Schuster reunite with the Steelers in 2024? The Steelers would need to look at exactly why a rebuilding team like the Patriots would cut an experienced wide receiver after one year of a three-year contract.
“Word on the street is he isn’t as fast as he once was, and he never was a burner,” former Steelers DL Chris Hoke said on KDKA’s Nightly Sports Call after the Steelers’ preseason loss to the Houston Texans Friday night.