The Steelers will not be anticipated to commerce for Dolphins tight finish Jonnu Smith after participating in talks with Miami however now will host free agent Gabe Davis on a go to this week of their seek for receiving assist, sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
Davis is scheduled to journey to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to go to with the Steelers on Thursday, the sources advised Schefter. Davis had beforehand made free agent visits final month with the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers.
Smith, 29, expressed curiosity to the Dolphins in remodeling the two-year deal he signed final offseason, which might pay him $4.8 million in 2025, sources advised Schefter. Smith was not current for Miami’s voluntary OTA practices final week.
Drew Rosenhaus, Smith’s agent, mentioned Sunday evening that his shopper’s “first alternative” is to stay with the Dolphins.
“This is what I’ll say on behalf of my shopper: Jonnu would undoubtedly like to remain in Miami. That is his first alternative,” Rosenhaus mentioned in his weekly look on WSVN-TV, in keeping with the Miami Herald. “That is the place he lives within the offseason. He had a record-breaking season final yr. It was the perfect season ever for a Miami Dolphin tight finish. … He broke the workforce file for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns for a decent finish and was the workforce’s single Professional Bowl participant. He is an extremely helpful a part of this workforce. … He went to varsity at FIU. His dream workforce is the Dolphins.
“Hopefully, the whole lot works out the place he can keep in Miami.”
Smith set a franchise file for receptions (88) and receiving yards (884) by a decent finish final season en path to his first profession Professional Bowl choice. He led all Dolphins gamers in receptions in his first yr with the workforce and completed behind solely Brock Bowers, Trey McBride and George Kittle leaguewide in receiving yards by a decent finish.
The Steelers’ curiosity in Smith was rooted in offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s longstanding relationship with the tight finish. Arthur Smith was Jonnu Smith’s tight ends coach and offensive coordinator in Tennessee, and Arthur Smith later traded for his former participant throughout his stint because the Falcons’ head coach.
The Steelers are in seek for receiving assist after buying and selling George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys this offseason. Davis is out there after being launched this offseason by the Jaguars.
The Jaguars launched Davis on Might 7, practically 14 months after signing him to a three-year contract value $39 million. Davis, 26, caught 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns in 10 video games in 2024 earlier than struggling a torn meniscus in his left knee and lacking the rest of the season. His common of 12.7 yards per catch was the bottom of his five-year profession.
Davis had 163 catches for two,730 yards and 27 touchdowns and averaged 16.7 yards per catch in 4 seasons with the Buffalo Payments earlier than signing with the Jaguars.
ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques and Michael DiRocco contributed to this report.