The Terrible Take - Episode 1179 - May 26, 2024
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🗓️ 26 May 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the terrible take, a daily segment telling Steeler Nation what's on our minds. |
| 0:04.8 | I'm Melanie Friedlander. |
| 0:06.9 | With the draft in the Review Mirror and the Best Free Agents already signed, |
| 0:10.1 | the Steelers wide receiver room still remains the biggest roster challenge. |
| 0:14.0 | George Pickens is the obvious wide receiver one, but it isn't clear who will line up opposite him. |
| 0:18.8 | The early excitement regarding the possibility of the team trading for 49ers Brandon Iuke now seems to be nothing more than a dream. |
| 0:26.7 | It remains to be seen if the Steelers can still pull off a trade for any player after June 1st |
| 0:31.4 | when the financial hit would be less of an impact on the team that currently has that player under contract. |
| 0:37.0 | Recently, Boston sports journalist Greg Boudard commented that Patriots wide receiver Jujus Smith-Suster is no longer a fit for the Patriots |
| 0:44.8 | and suggested that he wouldn't be on the roster when the season starts. |
| 0:48.4 | This poses the obvious question. |
| 0:51.0 | If Jujoo isn't staying in New England, could a reunion in Pittsburgh be next? |
| 0:55.0 | Juju signed a three-year deal with the Patriots last year with up to $25 million. |
| 1:00.0 | This includes $7 million guaranteed in 2024. |
| 1:04.0 | It's safe to say the Patriots won't cut him prior to June 1st and take on over 12 million dollars of dead money. |
| 1:10.0 | Plus, they have no reason to do so. |
| 1:12.0 | If Juju were opposed June 1 cut, Plus, they have no reason to do so. |
| 1:15.0 | If Juu were a post-June 1 cut, that would still mean about 9.6 million in dead money this year. |
| 1:18.0 | In either scenario, add another 2.6 million in dead money for 2025. |
| 1:22.0 | It's hard to imagine them making that move. |
| 1:25.2 | Then again, the team has the cap space to do it and they just released wide receiver |
| 1:29.8 | Duvante Parker back in March despite a cap hit of more than $6 million. |
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