US EditionDK Metcalf Downplays Facing Former Team as Steelers Host Seahawks in Home Opener
DK Metcalf, traded from Seattle to Pittsburgh with a $130 million contract, focuses on his new team, downplaying the significance of facing his former Seahawks.
- Metcalf told reporters in Pittsburgh Wednesday that `Y'all will make it a big deal` and said it's `just another football game`; the 1-0 Pittsburgh Steelers will host the 0-1 Seattle Seahawks at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
- After being traded, DK Metcalf turned the page when the Steelers sent a second-round pick to Seattle and agreed to a contract averaging $33 million per season, also working out with Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh.
- Statistically, Metcalf's career shows he has recorded at least 900 receiving yards every year and had four catches for 83 yards in Pittsburgh's season opener.
- Despite facing his former team, DK Metcalf downplays the matchup, calling it 'just another football game' as the Seahawks prepare for Sunday without him.
- With Metcalf gone, Seattle turned to third-year receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who caught nine passes on 13 targets for 124 yards, accounting for almost 58% of the team's Week 1 targets in their 17-13 loss with 146 net passing yards.
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DK Metcalf downplays facing former team as Steelers host Seahawks in home opener
Metcalf caught 4 passes for 83 yards in Pittsburgh's Week 1 win, the kind of victory that opened some eyes about what Aaron Rodgers might have left and scratched the surface of what might be possible over the next four months.
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DK Metcalf downplays facing former team as Steelers prepare for Seahawks
DK Metcalf is set to face his former team, the Seattle Seahawks, as a Pittsburgh Steeler. He spent six years in Seattle and has since moved on, focusing on his future with the Steelers.
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