Steelers Acquire LB Avery Williamson From New York Jets
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Steelers have acquired linebacker Avery Williamson from the New York Jets.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Steelers will send their 2022 fifth-round pick to New York and will receive Williamson along with New York's 2022 seventh round pick.
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— Avery Williamson (@AWilliamson54) November 2, 2020
Williamson is in the final year of a three-year, $22 million deal.
However, Williamson did miss time last year with an ACL injury.
We have traded for LB Avery Williamson & the New York Jets seventh-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft in exchange for our fifth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
The trade will be official after Williamson passes a physical.@BordasLawhttps://t.co/eDBMuXiHUH
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) November 2, 2020
Williamson was the Titans fifth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft out of Kentucky.