Sources — Free agent JuJu Smith-Schuster returning to Chiefs
Free agent vast receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is returning to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on a one-year deal, in accordance with ESPN and a number of studies.
Smith-Schuster, 28, performed in 14 video games for the Chiefs in 2024, catching 18 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns. His largest sport got here in opposition to the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Evening Soccer” in Week 5, when he caught seven passes for 130 yards.
He was the main vast receiver on the Chiefs’ 2022 Tremendous Bowl championship workforce, catching 78 passes for 933 yards in 2022.
He left after that season as a free agent to signal with the New England Patriots. He spent the 2023 season with the Patriots and caught 29 passes for 260 yards and one landing in 11 video games.
He was launched by the Patriots throughout coaching camp final summer time.
Smith-Schuster spent his first 5 NFL seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who chosen him within the second spherical of the 2017 draft. His finest season with the Steelers got here in 2018, when he caught 111 passes for 1,426 yards. He additionally caught 97 passes in 2020.
He has 448 catches for five,279 yards and 33 whole touchdowns in eight NFL seasons.
ESPN’s Adam Teicher contributed to this report.
