(Caption and Credit for Photo: Jonnu Smith celebrates his first-quarter touchdown against the Bengals last season. (Chaz Palla, TribLive)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday that the Pittsburgh Steelers will release veteran tight end Jonnu Smith ahead of the new NFL league year, which begins on March 11, 2026 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. The Steelers will save about $7 million in cap space by releasing the thirty-year-old Smith, who made the NFL Pro Bowl in 2024. Smith arrived in Pittsburgh as part of a massive trade that sent him, three-time NFL All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the Steelers in exchange for three-time NFL All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Dolphins in June of 2025.