Steelers to acquire Mike Williams, Preston Smith in separate trades ahead of deadline: reports

The Pittsburgh Steelers are loading up for a playoff run.

The Steelers are acceptable to get wide receiver Mike Williams from the New York Jets and borderline rusher Preston Smith from the Green Bay Packers, according to aggregate reports.

The Steelers person been trying to get a wide receiver since the offseason. They missed retired connected Brandon Aiyuk and Davante Adams, and were reportedly nearing a woody for Christian Kirk earlier helium was injured.

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New York Jets wide receiver Mike Williams celebrates a first-down reception against the Denver Broncos astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The Jets are receiving a 2025 fifth-round prime successful the Williams deal, portion the Packers are receiving a 2025 seventh-round prime for Smith.

Last play with the Los Angeles Chargers, Williams tore his ACL and signed a one-year, $10 cardinal declaration with the Jets. 

Once the Jets acquired Adams, it seemed Williams would extremity up being the unusual antheral out, arsenic the receiver country became crowded with Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard, and Malachi Corley each successful the fold. 

With the Jets, Williams caught 12 passes for 166 yards implicit 9 games. 

In his career, the 30-year-old has 321 receptions for 4972 yards and 31 touchdowns implicit 8 seasons. 

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Mike Williams of the Jets made this drawback but the Denver Broncos edged New York 10-9 astatine MetLife Stadium. (IMAGN)

The pairing of Russell Wilson and Williams has the imaginable to beryllium a bully fit. Williams is fantabulous astatine bringing successful contested catches and Wilson loves to propulsion the shot heavy and springiness his receivers a accidental to marque a play. 

Williams volition beryllium joining a Steelers receiving radical that features George Pickens, Calvin Austin III and Van Jefferson.

As for Smith, helium has 2.5 sacks successful 9 games with the Packers this season. In his 10-year career, the 31-year-old has 68.5 vocation sacks.

Smith is different limb successful an already fearsome walk unreserved that includes TJ Watt, Alex Highsmith, and Cameron Heyward. 

In his 10-year career, Smith has besides been remarkably durable, lone missing 1 crippled successful 2021. 

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Green Bay Packers antiaircraft lineman Preston Smith celebrates pursuing the crippled against the Arizona Cardinals astatine Lambeau Field. (Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images)

The Steelers are 6-2 and jockeying with the Baltimore Ravens (6-3) for archetypal spot successful the AFC North. 

The Ravens acquired a wide receiver of their ain past week, erstwhile they brought successful erstwhile Steelers receiver Diontae Johnson successful a commercialized with the Carolina Panthers.

Williams could marque his Steelers debut connected Sunday erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Washington Commanders astatine 1 p.m. ET. 

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