{"id":554012,"date":"2026-03-30T10:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/554012\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:28:08","slug":"blockbuster-trade-proposal-sends-alex-highsmith-to-nfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/554012\/","title":{"rendered":"Blockbuster trade proposal sends Alex Highsmith to NFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As the NFL Draft gets closer by the day, speculation on potential draft-day trades heats up. The Pittsburgh Steelers have already been active in the trade market, acquiring wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. from the Indianapolis Colts. In a recent piece for <a href=\"https:\/\/stillcurtain.com\/this-cowboys-trade-haul-for-alex-highsmith-would-be-too-good-for-pittsburgh-steelers-to-ignore-01kmqmmbx5qm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Still Curtain<\/a>, Ryan Pawloski suggested the Steelers trade edge rusher Alex Highsmith to the Dallas Cowboys<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cDallas reportedly showed interest in Maxx Crosby before a potential trade with the Ravens fell through, signaling their willingness to pursue impactful pass rushers,\u201d Pawloski writes. \u201cWith the Cowboys actively exploring options, Highsmith could become a topic of discussion at the upcoming draft if the price is right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The full trade projection is as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Considering Nick Herbig is in line for an extension, and has proven he is more than capable of being a starting edge rusher, Pittsburgh could see Highsmith as an expandable piece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let us know what you think in the comments. Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest news, breakdowns, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the NFL Draft gets closer by the day, speculation on potential draft-day trades heats up. The Pittsburgh&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554013,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,215361,7391,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-554012","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-nfl","9":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers-draft","10":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers-news","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}