Welcome to the Locked-on Steelers podcast. I am your host, Tony Serrino, and this is your daily

dose of all things Steelers. Today on the podcast, I want to address some of the rumors that have

been going around Steelers Nation, especially about potentially draft trades that they could make

specifically the trades of Martavis Bryant or potentially Levyon Bell,

Daniel Jeremiah, and Bucky Brooks both tweeting yesterday that they've heard some

crazy draft rumors going around.

So I wanted to address these two rumors and see what the Steelers could get back or

how these trades could work out because certainly Steelers Nation has been talking about them.

So today let's take the day and talk about how realistic would it be

that the Steelers trade Martavis Bryant or trade Levian Bell, and what would they get back?

And both these situations are pretty similar, right?

I mean, in Martavis Bryant's case, you know, he had a well-publicized desire to leave the team last season.

Right?

He was suspended all of 2016, so much expectation for him going into last season.

And he really struggled to find his form.

He was outperformed by Juju in a lot of ways.

And I think that led to a lot of the frustration that he had throughout the season of not being used in the right ways and wanting to find a team that would use him as a number one receiver.

I mean, you know, and a lot of times last year it felt like he was the third option on a lot of

plays with how well Juju was playing. But Martavis Bryant is going into a contract year.

So this is likely his last year as a Steeler, regardless of how he does. It seems unlikely

that the Steelers and Martavis Bryant would work out a long-term deal after this year. And it would not

be the case that the Steelers are going to franchise tag Martavis Bryant. He would have to do

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