{"id":307794,"date":"2026-10-16T07:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307794\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T07:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:28:37","slug":"report-familiar-face-fan-favorite-wr-coming-to-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307794\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Familiar Face, Fan Favorite WR Coming to Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/category\/steelers-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HX39151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"JuJu Smith-Schuster\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   loading=\"eager\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/>Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster runs with the ball against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 21, 2021. &#8212; Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With three of their top five receivers currently sidelined by injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers could probably use some help at wideout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per Steelers On SI\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoahStrackbein\/status\/2110864225803653436?s=20\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"tpd-new-tab-hint\">Noah Strackbein<\/a>, former Steelers wideout <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/juju-smith-schuster\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JuJu Smith-Schuster<\/a> will be in Pittsburgh this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith-Schuster, 29, worked out in front of the Minnesota Vikings on Monday. He dealt with knee issues throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since departing from the Steelers in 2022 to ink a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, Smith-Schuster has also suited up for the New England Patriots. He won a Super Bowl during his first go-round with Andy Reid\u2019s team, then returned to catch passes from Patrick Mahomes after a one-season sabbatical with Bill Belichick\u2019s crew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he joined with the New York Giants this offseason, Smith-Schuster reconnected with former Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, but was cut loose a few months later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Steelers haven\u2019t yet shown any interest in a reunion with Smith-Schuster, who began his NFL career as a second-round pick (No. 62 overall) in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He spent the first five go-rounds with the Steelers, posting 111 receptions for 1,426 yards and seven touchdowns in 2018. His breakout effort helped result in superstar pass-catcher Antonio Brown demanding his way out of town.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article:<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/juju-smith-schuster\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">JuJu Smith-Schuster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steelers News Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster runs with the ball against the Las Vegas Raiders on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[126202,73,75,74,1833,1829],"class_list":["post-307794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-juju-smith-schuster","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-steelers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}