The Steelers found a new receiver as Pittsburgh traded with the Colts for Michael Pittman Jr. on Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. Pittsburgh then signed Pittman to a three-year, $59 million deal after the trade, via NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
This news comes shortly after the Colts decided to sign receiver Alec Pierce to a four-year, $116 million deal to keep him in Indianapolis. Since Pittman also hit free agency, it was expected for the Colts to part ways with him as Pierce clearly will become the team’s WR1. Trading Pittman opened up $24 million in cap space for the Colts, which will seemingly help them pay for Pierce’s new monster contract.
