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Steelers WR Calvin Austin III signs with New York Giants
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Last season the wide receiver position was a serious area of weakness for the Pittsburgh Steelers . Part of the reason for that was that Calvin Austin III didn't seem to mesh with what former offensive coordinator Arthur Smith wanted from the passing game. Now, just two days into free agency and it is being reported that Austin is signing a one-year contract with the New York Giants worth just $1.5 million.
We expected Austin to test free agency but we did not expect a young, promising receiver like Austin to leave with no resistance from the team for a contract so modest. Austin started 15 games over the last two seasons and has 66 receptions for 920 yards during that stretch.
With Austin gone, the spotlight is now on Roman Wilson to step up and be the team's No. 3 wide receiver. Pittsburgh pulled off a big trade at the start of the legal tampering period to land former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. to give Pittsburgh a great tandem of starters of Pittman and DK Metcalf .
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers WR Calvin Austin III signs with New York Giants
