With Smith, the Steelers likely get some versatility with a player who can rush the passer from the inside and the outside. Getting Smith for a seventh-round pick is

The Green Bay Packers are trading veteran edge rusher Preston Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft, according to multiple reports. The deadline deal sends an experienced pass-rusher from Green Bay to Pittsburgh while allowing the Packers — a contender in the NFC — to recoup the draft capital used to acquire quarterback Malik Willis and make changes in playing time at defensive end over the second half of 2024.

The Steelers acquired linebacker Preston Smith from the Green Bay Packers, pending a physical, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Smith, who is in his 10th season, has appeared in 155 career games, starting 138 of them. He has 425 career tackles, 265 of them solo stops, as well as 71 tackles for a loss and 68.5 sacks.