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ESPN Grades Steelers Offseason, Calls Diontae Johnson Trade ‘An Error’

For all of the Pittsburgh Steelers dramatic and headline offseason moves, ones that re-shaped the look and feel of their roster, they come away with an above-average offseason grade. Analytics guru Seth Walder set out to assign letter grades to each team for their offseason moves, giving Omar Khan a “B” for his efforts these past three months. As he did for every team, he noted the moves he liked the most and least. Walder praised the trade for QB Justin Fields while dinging the team for their Diontae Johnson deal.

“Fields offers an upside Wilson no longer possesses,” Walder writes of the team’s quarterback moves.