Corey Davis, Nelson Agholor deals prove Steelers can’t remotely afford JuJu Smith-Schuster

With the amount of money Nelson Agholor and Corey Davis got in their free agencies from other teams, no wonder the Pittsburgh Steelers simply cannot afford to keep JuJu Smith-Schuster.

After seeing what Nelson Agholor and Corey Davis are slated to make in NFL free agency, there is next to no chance JuJu Smith-Schuster will be back in Pittsburgh Steelers uniform on a second contract.

Agholor leaves the Las Vegas Raiders for the New England Patriots by way of a two-year deal worth $26 million. Davis got a three-year contract worth $37.5 million, including $27 million fully guaranteed, to leave the Tennessee Titans for the New York Jets. All the while, Smith-Schuster remains unsigned heading into his first NFL season out of USC. So who is going to pay the man?

JuJu Smith-Schuster could be replacing Nelson Agholor on the Las Vegas Raiders

Smith-Schuster has let his former Steelers teammates that he does not anticipate he will be back in Pittsburgh on a second contract. He also tweeted out a message that is has been a real one, saying that Pittsburgh will always have a place in his heart. One team he has been linked to is the Raiders. Could he replace Agholor in the Silver and Black’s high-octane passing offense this year?

Smith-Schuster is a West Coast kid from Long Beach. He played his college ball on the West Coast at USC before being drafted by the Steelers. While he has not shown he can be a reliable No. 1 receiving option in an NFL offense, Smith-Schuster would do very well in Jon Gruden’s offensive scheme. He would join the likes of Derek Carr, Josh Jacobs and Darren Waller on his new team.

Look for Smith-Schuster to be significantly more expensive than Agholor or Davis in free agency.