Wallace and Smith-Schuster were declining in their final years with the Steelers before going to new teams. Wallace's yards per game dropped from 74.6 in 2011 to 55.7 in 2012, then he signed with the Miami Dolphins prior to the 2013 season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are trading star wide receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys, which was reported first by Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Steelers are sending Pickens and their sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to Dallas for the Cowboys’ third-round selection in 2026 and fifth-round pick in 2027.

There are plenty of takes about the pros or cons of the Cowboys’ addition of WR George Pickens with their trade yesterday with the Steelers. That said, it’s the decade and a half of recent history with this scenario that’s worth noting for ESPN’s Adam Schefter.