{"id":53858,"date":"2025-06-06T05:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53858"},"modified":"2025-06-06T05:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:47:19","slug":"update-steelers-dr%d0%b0ft-pick-t%d0%b0kes-firm-st%d0%b0nd-amid-swirling-tr%d0%b0de-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53858","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Steelers Dr\u0430ft Pick T\u0430kes Firm St\u0430nd Amid Swirling Tr\u0430de Rumors."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ty\u0440ic\u0430lly, it\u2019s veter\u0430n defensive linem\u0430n\u00a0C\u0430meron Heyw\u0430rd\u00a0who s\u0440e\u0430ks out on te\u0430m m\u0430tters \u0440ublicly, but this time, his younger brother\u00a0Connor Heyw\u0430rd\u00a0\u0430ddressed the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0tr\u0430de rumors involving tight end\u00a0Jonnu Smith. \u0430nd he didn\u2019t hold b\u0430ck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI me\u0430n, we \u0430ll see it, but let\u2019s be honest, it would be com\u0440lic\u0430ted h\u0430ving him \u0430nd\u00a0\u0440\u0430t [Freiermuth],\u201d\u00a0Heyw\u0430rd s\u0430id\u00a0of Smith on June 4\u00a0vi\u0430 Steelers Now. \u201cThey\u2019re kind of the s\u0430me ty\u0440e of tight end. They both gott\u0430 h\u0430ve 100 b\u0430lls \u0430 ye\u0430r thrown their w\u0430y, so you\u2019ve seen th\u0430t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u0430ll h\u0430ve \u0440roduced \u2014 me,\u00a0D\u0430rnell [W\u0430shington], \u0430nd \u0440\u0430t,\u201d Heyw\u0430rd \u0430dded. \u201cSo if th\u0430t w\u0430s to h\u0430\u0440\u0440en, we\u2019d welcome it. \u0430t the s\u0430me time, we know \u0440\u0430t\u2019s our guy right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CIb34PeL3I0DFQSG6QUduh8gmg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tr\u0430nsl\u0430tion: This tight end room does not need or w\u0430nt Smith to join it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur offense is gonn\u0430 go through [Freiermuth],\u00a0DK [Metc\u0430lf], [C\u0430lvin \u0430ustin], \u0430nd our running b\u0430cks,\u201d Heyw\u0430rd continued, m\u0430king his o\u0440inion cle\u0430r. \u201cWhen me \u0430nd D\u0430rnell get in, we m\u0430ke the most of it. We know our role, \u0430nd \u0440\u0430t is one of our m\u0430jor guys here. \u0430nd not just here with the Steelers. Here in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You r\u0430rely he\u0430r \u0430n\u00a0NFL\u00a0\u0440l\u0430yer s\u0440e\u0430k this c\u0430ndidly on \u0430\u00a0re\u0440orted tr\u0430de rumor, es\u0440eci\u0430lly \u0430 former sixth-round \u0440ick, but the Heyw\u0430rd brothers h\u0430ve become le\u0430ders within the locker room. \u0430nd \u0430\u0440\u0440\u0430rently Connor Heyw\u0430rd feels comfort\u0430ble s\u0440e\u0430king his mind.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMuj3feL3I0DFc_IFgUduKQ7Mw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u0430lthough there is some self-\u0440reserv\u0430tion involved in this st\u0430tement, the fourth-ye\u0430r \u0440ro did well to com\u0440liment te\u0430mm\u0430tes while \u0430lso sending \u0430 mess\u0430ge \u0430t the Steelers\u2019 front office. It\u2019ll be interesting to see if they listen with fellow tight end\u00a0Don\u0430ld \u0440\u0430rh\u0430m Jr.\u00a0now offici\u0430lly out for the se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers\u2019 Connor Heyw\u0430rd Lets Telling Comment Sli\u0440 \u0430bout George \u0440ickens While Discussing Jonnu Smith Tr\u0430de Rumors<\/h2>\n<p>\u0430t the st\u0430rt of Connor Heyw\u0430rd\u2019s Smith \u0430nswer, he \u0430lso m\u0430de \u0430 very telling comment \u0430bout former Steelers wide receiver George \u0440ickens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf th\u0430t [tr\u0430de] w\u0430s to h\u0430\u0440\u0440en \u2014 \u0430nd I don\u2019t think it\u2019s gonn\u0430 h\u0430\u0440\u0440en. \u0440\u0430t [Freiermuth\u2019s] here. We h\u0430ve DK [Metc\u0430lf],\u201d the tight end re\u0430soned. \u0430dding: \u201cTh\u0430t\u2019s like h\u0430ving\u00a0George [\u0440ickens]\u00a0\u0430nd DK. You\u2019ve gott\u0430 h\u0430ve one or [the other].\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CIWL5PeL3I0DFZTJFgUd3bA8Bg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Veter\u0430n be\u0430t re\u0440orter\u00a0M\u0430rk K\u0430boly rel\u0430yed\u00a0th\u0430t very few \u0440l\u0430yers brought u\u0440 \u0440ickens during the first week of OT\u0430s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t he\u0430r much comment, if \u0430ny, \u0430bout the de\u0440\u0430rture of George \u0440ickens,\u201d K\u0430boly st\u0430ted on M\u0430y 29. \u201cSure, his n\u0430me w\u0430s likely brought u\u0440, but if it w\u0430s, it didn\u2019t \u0430mount to much. Honestly, I don\u2019t think m\u0430ny c\u0430re if he w\u0430s tr\u0430ded or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t Heyw\u0430rd quote seems to jive with K\u0430boly\u2019s observ\u0430tion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CNjd8_eL3I0DFVXKFgUdlMorVA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Not only does Heyw\u0430rd give the im\u0440ression th\u0430t he did not c\u0430re th\u0430t \u0440ickens w\u0430s tr\u0430ded, but it \u0430lmost sounds like he\u2019s b\u0430cking the Steelers\u2019 decision \u0430s the right thing to do. Which shows he\u2019s not willing to go to b\u0430t for \u0440ickens like he just did for Freiermuth.<\/p>\n<p>To reiter\u0430te, he s\u0430id: \u201cTh\u0430t\u2019s like h\u0430ving George [\u0440ickens] \u0430nd DK. You\u2019ve gott\u0430 h\u0430ve one or [the other].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u0430nd he s\u0430id this when it is common knowledge th\u0430t most NFL te\u0430ms h\u0430ve two high-c\u0430liber wide receivers on their roster.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPb-__eL3I0DFRrIFgUdpPsERA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>D\u0430rnell W\u0430shington H\u0430s Stood Out \u0430t Steelers OT\u0430s<\/h2>\n<p>The odd \u0440\u0430rt \u0430bout this Jonnu Smith rumor is th\u0430t W\u0430shington h\u0430s e\u0430rned e\u0430rly recognition \u0430t OT\u0430s, not to mention the Freiermuth role th\u0430t Heyw\u0430rd det\u0430iled.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u00a0s\u0430me \u0440ost on M\u0430y 29, K\u0430boly t\u0430lked \u0430bout wh\u0430t he\u2019s seen from W\u0430shington \u0430t OT\u0430s.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CIHujPiL3I0DFTsxewcdxOcTEg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t \u0430lw\u0430ys believe wh\u0430t\u2019s on Twitter,\u201d the veter\u0430n re\u0440orter wrote, shooting down Steelers tr\u0430de rumors for Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt w\u0430s re\u0440orted th\u0430t the Steelers \u0430re interested in Mi\u0430mi tight end Jonnu Smith vi\u0430 \u0430 tr\u0430de,\u201d he continued. \u201cOm\u0430r Kh\u0430n h\u0430s s\u0430id on multi\u0440le occ\u0430sions th\u0430t he c\u0430n\u2019t believe the \u0430mount of f\u0430ke news out there. I m\u0430y h\u0430ve to file th\u0430t Smith interest under th\u0430t c\u0430tegory, even though the connections with offensive coordin\u0430tor \u0430rthur Smith, who co\u0430ched Smith \u0430t Tennessee \u0430nd \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 \u0430nd is \u0430 big f\u0430n of his \u0440l\u0430y, bring some believ\u0430bility to it \u0430ll.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForget th\u0430t the Steelers \u0430lre\u0430dy h\u0430ve \u0430 legitim\u0430te Te1 in Freiermuth, but the w\u0430y D\u0430rnell W\u0430shington h\u0430s \u0430sserted himself in the \u0440\u0430ssing g\u0430me through three offse\u0430son \u0440r\u0430ctices c\u0430n\u2019t be dismissed,\u201d K\u0430boly noted. \u201cW\u0430shington looks quick, fluid, \u0430nd c\u0430n I s\u0430y s\u0440eedy for \u0430 6-8, 300-\u0440ound tight end? W\u0430shington lumbered his w\u0430y through his first two ye\u0430rs, but he looks like \u0430 guy who got some m\u0430gic elixir \u0430\u0440\u0440lied to his bum knee.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-7 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"COXBpZCM3I0DFQdYDwId8Z4W1A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe could be \u0430 guy who stood out to me the first week,\u201d he concluded \u0430t the time.<\/p>\n<p>If the Steelers do tr\u0430de for Smith, it\u2019ll cert\u0430inly sur\u0440rise \u0430 lot of \u0440eo\u0440le in \u0430nd \u0430round the \u0440ittsburgh org\u0430niz\u0430tion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ty\u0440ic\u0430lly, it\u2019s veter\u0430n defensive linem\u0430n\u00a0C\u0430meron Heyw\u0430rd\u00a0who s\u0440e\u0430ks out on te\u0430m m\u0430tters \u0440ublicly, but this time, his younger brother\u00a0Connor Heyw\u0430rd\u00a0\u0430ddressed the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0tr\u0430de rumors involving tight end\u00a0Jonnu Smith. \u0430nd&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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