NFL trade deadline: Packers ship edge rusher Preston Smith to Steelers for reported seventh-round pick

Pittsburgh adds to its deep pass-rushing unit

Shortly after the Pittsburgh Steelers landing wide receiver Mike Williams from the New York Jets, they struck another deal. According to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, the Steelers are acquiring pass rusher Preston Smith from the Green Bay Packers. NFL Media reports the Steelers are sending the Packers a seventh-round pick. 

Smith has spent the past six seasons with the Packers after being selected by Washington in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He has started in all nine games played this season, and recorded 19 combined tackles with 2.5 sacks. 

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Smith has recorded 68.5 sacks in 155 career games played. He's set to turn 32 years old in less than two weeks, and is under contract through 2026. While Smith is not expected to be a starter in Pittsburgh, he gives the Steelers an incredibly deep pass-rushing unit which includes T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig. However, Herbig hasn't played since Week 5 due to a hamstring injury.