3 exceedingly bold Steelers free agency predictions

JuJu Smith Schuster is forced to re-sign with the Steelers a 2nd time

Fans went through this in 2021. JuJu tested the free agency waters, and then things got a little crazy. He posted some tweets about possibly going to Miami then never got signed. Then when nothing materialized, he inked a one-year deal to come back to Pittsburgh.

Four days into free agency, and so far, still no offers for JuJu. In fairness, at least five wideouts have moved teams. Christian Kirk paved the way with a deal for $72 million. Then Zay Jones, Cedrick Wilson, DJ Chark, and Cam Sims all moved teams, So why no offers for JuJu?

According to Gerry Dulac in a tweet, the market for wide receivers in 2022 is worse than the market in 2021. This reason is probably that most NFL teams have the receivers they need. Plus, there is a glut of free-agent receivers on the market, with newly cut receivers adding to the list like Julio Jones, whom Tennessee released on Wednesday. Then in a contract year, he sat out half of 2021 to an injury, and when he returned for the Steelers only playoff game, he seemed ineffective.

All of that said, the Bears have tossed his name around on Twitter. Of course, many of those tweets occurred on March 13th; we are three days past that and no offer. While it’s still early, offers could still roll JuJu’s direction. However, considering no one really wanted him in 2021, the lack of contract offers so far this offseason should be of concern. While JuJu is a talented wide receiver, he is, apparently, not great enough to make others open up the checkbook for him.