Kansas City Chiefs and former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster have signed a one-year, $ 10.75 million deal, a source told ESPN Field Yates and Jeremy Fowler on Friday.
The move offers yet another weapon on insult for quarterback Patrick Mahomes to go past Pro Bowlers Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill.
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Smith-Schuster will join a reception corps that includes Hill, Mecole Hardman and Josh Gordon. Hardman last season had career highs in catch (59) and yards (693). Gordon has produced little (5 receptions, 32 yards, 1 touchdown and 12 games) after joining the Chiefs early in the season, but was recently re-signed.
The Chiefs last season lost the third leading wide receiver, Byron Pringle, as a free agent for the Chicago Bears.
Smith-Schuster, 25, decided to return to the Steelers last season on a one-year contract after hitting a free agency, rejecting more lucrative offers. His season, however, is not as planned.
He suffered a shoulder injury against the Denver Broncos in Week 5 and missed the rest of the regular season. He finished the regular season with 15 catches for 129 yards and a quick touchdown in five games.
Shoulder surgery in early October was thought to be the end of the season, but Smith-Schuster is back for the Steelers’ AFC wild-card loss to the Chiefs and had five catches for 26 yards.
In five seasons with the Steelers, the former pick of the second round collected 3,855 yards and 26 touchdowns on 323 catches.
His best season came in 2018, when he earned his only Pro Bowl selection after finishing with a career-best total of 111 receptions and 1,426 yards to go with seven touchdown catches.
ESPN’s Adam Teicher and Brooke Pryor contributed to this report.
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