The DK Metcalf era is over in Seattle.
Four days after it became known that he had requested a trade, the team pulled off a deal Sunday sending him to Pittsburgh for a 2025 second-round pick.
A league source confirmed the trade to The Seattle Times.
That is apparently pick number 52.
The NFL Network reported that the trade came after Metcalf agreed to a new contract with the Steelers, a four-year deal worth $132 million that keeps him with Pittsburgh through the 2029 season. He had one year and $18 million left on his contract for this season with Seattle.
The Seahawks will pick up $10.875 million in cap space.
Metcalf requested the trade after some talks with the team earlier this week.
Metcalf wanted an extension on his current contract, a three-year deal worth up to $72 million signed in 2022. The team wanted to bring down a cap hit for 2025 of $31.875 million that had become the highest in the NFL for a receiver.
Now, Metcalf moves on, heading to a team that at the moment has an uncertain quarterback situation, but which could re-sign former Seahawk Russell Wilson, who ended the year as Pittsburgh’s starter. Wilson can become an unrestricted free agent Monday.
This story will be updated.
Bob Condotta: bcondotta@seattletimes.com. Bob Condotta covers the Seahawks for the Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout the year.