Being traded in the NFL can be a very good, or very bad thing for players depending on the circumstances. The last thing that most players want it to be traded from a contender to a bottom-feeder team that is struggling to gets any wins. For Preston Smith, there was a sense of relief as he rushed to look up the Pittsburgh Steelers’ record while on the phone learning about his trade.
“It could have been any team, but when it was [the Steelers] it was a relief. While I was on the phone, I was looking up the record, ’cause I don’t keep up with every team’s record.