Pittsburgh Steelers: 3 Dream trade targets from Packers before 2020 training camp

Za'Darius Smith, Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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1. Za’Darius Smith

First off, it would most likely require the Steelers to give up a pretty high draft pick just to have a fighting chance at landing a star defender like Za’Darius Smith through a trade since he recently earned Pro Bowl honors for the first time in 2019.

Green Bay clearly felt confident enough that Smith would turn out to be a huge difference-maker on defense after signing him to a whopping four-year, $66 million in March 2019, but watching him finish his first season with the team by recording 13.5 sacks was incredible to witness.

With this in mind, the Packers clearly have high expectations for Smith entering his second year with the team, and he will obviously be a key factor over whether Green Bay has what it takes to make another deep run in the playoffs.

Once again, the chances of a deal like this happening for Pittsburgh seems like an absolute long shot since Green Bay realizes Smith’s potential, but a team like the Steelers can certainly dream, right?

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Plus, after Smith spent the first four years of his career as a member of the Ravens, just imagine what a trade like this would do not just for the Steelers, but the AFC North rivalry in general.