{"id":198686,"date":"2026-05-21T08:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/198686\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:56:23","slug":"steelers-michael-pittman-jr-recruits-juju-smith-schuster-back-to-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/198686\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers&#8217; Michael Pittman Jr. recruits JuJu Smith-Schuster back to Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 20, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/steelerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/steelers\/2026\/05\/18\/steelers-antonio-brown-juju-smith-schuster-fumble-nfl-news\/90145406007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JuJu Smith-Schuster<\/a> could be on the verge of the <a href=\"http:\/\/steelerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/steelers\/2026\/05\/19\/nfl-news-steelers-international-games-2026\/90159432007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>&#8216; comeback tour in 2026, orchestrated by his former USC teammate and one of the newest wide receivers in the Steel City: <a href=\"http:\/\/steelerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/steelers\/2026\/05\/20\/steelers-michael-pittman-jr-aaron-rodgers-throwing-session-nfl-news\/90165525007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Pittman Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">On Instagram, Pittman responded to Smith-Schuster&#8217;s comment on his post, recruiting the former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh-steelers\/356\" data-autotag=\"c4d4185f-a327-423a-aa54-67a40f9dee05\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Steelers<\/a> wide receiver to return to Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;When you coming home, OG,&#8221; Pittman wrote to Smith-Schuster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Smith-Schuster, who was selected by the Steelers with the 62nd overall pick in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft, played five seasons in Pittsburgh, recording 3,855 receiving yards and 27 total touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Pittman, who played with Smith-Schuster at USC during the 2016 season, is looking to reunite with his former Trojan teammate, while JuJu would return to the city that welcomed him into the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779353783_955_86618667007-usatsi-26862833.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For up-to-date Steelers coverage, follow us on X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSteelersWire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheSteelersWire<\/a>\u00a0and give our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SteelersWire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0a like.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 20, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET JuJu Smith-Schuster could be on the verge of the Pittsburgh Steelers&#8216; 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