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Russell Wilson Happy To Now Be Playing With, Not Against, ‘Tremendous’ Preston Smith

Related Topics: Russell Wilson, Mike Williams

All eyes are on WR Mike Williams, but he isn’t the only player the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for ahead of the deadline. Edge rusher Preston Smith should provide valuable depth for a team looking to make some noise in the playoffs. He might be on the wrong side of 30, but Smith has still been a great disruptor.

“I played against Preston [Smith] a bunch,” Steelers QB Russell Wilson said Thursday via the team’s transcript. “He’s a guy that knows how to get to the quarterback, stop the run, and do a lot of great things.