TRANSPIRES. IT’S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT PHILLY DOES. YEAH, THAT IS INTERESTING. THERE WERE SIX TEAMS WITH THEIR PICKS IN. THE EAGLES PICK IS IN. THERE WERE SIX TEAMS WITH TWO PICKS IN THE FIRST ROUND. I DON’T BELIEVE ANY OF THEM AT THIS JUNCTURE HAVE TRADED OUT. I THINK THERE WAS THAT. THERE WERE SIX TEAMS WITH TWO PICKS IN THE FIRST ROUND, MEANING I DON’T THINK ANYBODY’S TRADED OUT. I THINK SOMEBODY’S TRADED DOWN. RIGHT. WELL, I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE COWBOYS DID FOR THIS TRADE. COWBOYS WENT DOWN TO 2323. THEY TOOK THE EAGLES TOOK LEMON. ALL RIGHT SO THERE GOES LEMON TO THE. THAT HAD TO BE. THAT WAS RIGHT. THAT HAD TO BE WHAT THAT WAS. THEY HAD THEY H
Eagles reportedly trade up for Makai Lemon while he was on phone with Pittsburgh Steelers
Updated: 11:57 AM EDT Apr 24, 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers thought they would secure wide receiver Makai Lemon during the first day of the NFL draft on Thursday, but officials said he was swept up by the Steelers’ cross-state rival. VIDEO: Steelers lose out on Lemon after trade up by EaglesNFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN reported that the Philadelphia Eagles pulled off a trade with the Dallas Cowboys to move in front of Pittsburgh in the NFL draft.Lemon confirmed on a conference call with local media that he was on the phone with the Steelers, who were about to be on the clock at Pick 21, when a call came in from the Eagles saying they had traded up to select him, ESPN reported.”I feel like everything happened for a reason,” Lemon told ESPN. “They traded up, so it means a lot that they really wanted me. I’m all-in, and they’re going to get everything that I’ve got.”VIEW OUR PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel
PITTSBURGH —
The Pittsburgh Steelers thought they would secure wide receiver Makai Lemon during the first day of the NFL draft on Thursday, but officials said he was swept up by the Steelers’ cross-state rival.
VIDEO: Steelers lose out on Lemon after trade up by Eagles
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN reported that the Philadelphia Eagles pulled off a trade with the Dallas Cowboys to move in front of Pittsburgh in the NFL draft.
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Lemon confirmed on a conference call with local media that he was on the phone with the Steelers, who were about to be on the clock at Pick 21, when a call came in from the Eagles saying they had traded up to select him, ESPN reported.
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“I feel like everything happened for a reason,” Lemon told ESPN. “They traded up, so it means a lot that they really wanted me. I’m all-in, and they’re going to get everything that I’ve got.”
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