Jonnu Smith broke the Miami Dolphins franchise record for Tight Ends in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns last year. Meanwhile the veteran TE is set to only earn $4.8 million this season, that’s less than the 49ers blocking TE Luke Farrell, Panthers’ Tommy Tremble or the Viking’ Josh Oliver. Jonnu put the entire offense on his back last season and for how explosive and dynamic he was, a pay bump should be more than worth it.

These trade rumors are only that, rumors. They do make some sense though. Pittsburgh may have failed a few critical dice rolls in a row with offboarding both their starting quarterbacks and trading away George Pickens, so the case for adding a weapon is strong. Also we collectively owe Arthur Smith an apology for all the outrage of starting Jonnu Smith over Kyle Pitts in Atlanta – turns out dude knows ball. Probably what’s best for Jonnu is just to stay put and go for a repeat season, and if the Miami offense bounces back he could even push for TE1.

Author: Lukasz Stec (@Lukasz_FF01)