{"id":18853,"date":"2025-03-27T01:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T01:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18853"},"modified":"2025-03-27T01:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T01:33:23","slug":"should-dk-metcalf-regret-overlooking-patriots-over-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18853","title":{"rendered":"Should DK Metcalf Regret Overlooking Patriots Over Steelers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Metcalf wasn&#8217;t interested in coming to Foxborough<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleHeaderDetails\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Stefon-Diggs-4-1.jpg?w=480&amp;h=270&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Should DK Metcalf Regret Overlooking Patriots Over Steelers?\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<div><main id=\"mainContent\" role=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-2023050\">\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleContentDetails\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->DK Metcalf had zero interest in joining the New England Patriots this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver joined the Pittsburgh Steelers via a trade from the Seattle Seahawks. Metcalf claimed a landing spot with desirable weather conditions and a playoff environment were the two main priorities, although Pittsburgh isn\u2019t a guarantee to provide Metcalf either of those. The Steelers don\u2019t have a clear-cut starting quarterback yet, the city\u2019s weather isn\u2019t anything to write home about, and the team just collapsed in the AFC wild-card game last season against the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>So\u2026 should Metcalf have given Foxborough deeper consideration?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io\/cms\/prod\/bleacher-report\/getty_images\/2192596256_large_image.jpg\" alt=\"NFL Rumors: DK Metcalf Didn't Want Patriots Trade Before Seahawks-Steelers  Deal\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a big one,\u201d George Balekji said on NESN\u2019s \u201cFoxbro Rush\u201d podcast. \u201cWhy would you not trade for him? You have more money, you got a better draft pick, but \u2014 and honestly, good luck to DK Metcalf. He could\u2019ve had a Drake Maye. Instead, he has who knows with the Steelers. Because think of all this talk too. Jameis Winston ending up on the (New York) Giants. The (Cleveland) Browns are like, \u2018Fine, go ahead. We\u2019ll let you go. $4 million, go ahead.\u2019 The Steelers let Justin Fields go to the (New York) Jets and the Steelers (let) Russell Wilson do whatever the hell he (wanted to).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Metcalf made 15 appearances last season with the Seahawks and totaled 992 receiving yards off 66 receptions with five touchdowns. New England might\u2019ve added Metcalf to its long list of missed wideout targets, however, the franchise didn\u2019t come up empty. The Patriots signed Stefon Diggs to a three-year, $69 million contract on Tuesday, giving Maye a notable upgrade entering his sophomore season.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots failed to lure DK Metcalf this offseason, but will the star wideout regret turning down Foxborough down the line?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Should DK Metcalf Regret Overlooking Patriots Over Steelers? - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18853\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Should DK Metcalf Regret Overlooking Patriots Over Steelers? 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