{"id":53232,"date":"2025-06-04T02:40:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53232"},"modified":"2025-06-04T02:40:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:40:59","slug":"the-pittsburgh-steelers-renewed-conversations-thursday-with-miami-dolphins-tight-end-jonnu-smith-who-is-seeking-a-new-contract-a-source-told-espns-adam-schefter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53232","title":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers renewed conversations Thursday with Miami Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith, who is seeking a new contract, a source told ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_102227968\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"yard_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh_steelers\/44\">P<\/a>ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0seem to be going back and forth with their reported pursuit of a Pro Bowl tight end.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter first reported on Thursday that Pittsburgh had been in contact with the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0about a potential trade\u00a0for veteran tight end\u00a0Jonnu Smith. Then on Tuesday, Schefter said the Steelers were\u00a0no longer targeting Smith\u00a0and were instead turning their focus to free-agent wide receiver Gabe Davis.<\/p>\n<p>The trade chatter is now back on again. Schefter reported on Tuesday evening that the Steelers had &#8220;renewed conversations&#8221; with the Dolphins about Smith, who wants a new contract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_102227969\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1930019275307184131&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yardbarker.com%2Fnfl%2Farticles%2Freport_steelers_renew_trade_talks_for_pro_bowl_player%2Fs1_13132_42281236&amp;sessionId=a2db8c90b3b47c9983dcc6e65752fcbebffeb87a&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1930019275307184131\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_102227970\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Smith is in the second of\u00a0a two-year, $8.4M contract\u00a0he signed with the Dolphins last offseason. 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