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Donte Jackson Explains Why And How He Was Traded To Steelers

In the first of several significant moves the Pittsburgh Steelers made this offseason, they sent starting WR Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers for CB Donte Jackson. A deal they’ve clearly come out ahead in, Jackson offered a rare insight into the process of getting shipped from one team to another.

“I found out that I was either going to be traded or released,” Jackson said in a recent interview on the Arthur Moats with Deke podcast. “Most likely traded because they were telling me I have good value. Just a cap casualty. Sometimes, it be like that.