Steelers Trade For Elite HB Josh Jacobs

by doubled187 | 4 years ago | 0 Comments

The Steelers have traded for elite running back Josh Jacobs from the Raiders. The Steelers were looking for a more physical back to pair with 2nd year senstation David McCall at running back. "Make no mistake we are not giving up on McCall. He has done everything we asked of him and will continue to serve a vital role in this offense."said Coach Double D. This trade was about getting more physical in the run game in short yardage situations and giving McCall some time to catch his breathe so he stays explosive., The Steelers had to give up long time DT Stephon Tuitt. We wish him nothing but the best with the Raiders. We liked what we have saw from 1st round pick Nathan Strong at DT and we wanted to get him more snaps. We had a very good problem to have at DT we had too many quality starters we could afford to trade away one. The trade sent Stephon Tuitt, speedy pass rusher Josh Sweat, and the Texans 2nd rd pick in the upcoming draft in exchange for the elite HB Jacobs. We hope the trade pans out as expected and we can make a playoff push this season.