Pittsburgh Steelers havde travlt med at udnytte det korte vindue til at gøre deres første udkast i 2026-draften. De havde imidlertid ingen anelse om, at den spiller, de havde sat sig i hovedet, allerede var blevet taget. Ifølge NFL Medias Ian Rapoport troede Steelers, at wide receiver Makai Lemon ville være tilgængelig med det 21. valg i draften.
Men Philadelphia Eagles havde allerede rykket op til det 20. valg sammen med Dallas Cowboys for at sikre sig Lemon. Da Steelers forsøgte at ringe til spilleren, stod det hurtigt klart, at han allerede var i samtale med Eagles. Det var for sent.
Den nye Steelers-træner Mike McCarthy kan takke en af sine tidligere hold for at have banet vejen for dette scenarie. Uden den tidligere handel, hvor Cowboys rykkede ned i draften, ville Eagles ikke have haft mulighed for at tage Lemon. Handlen gjorde det hele muligt – og kostede Steelers en vigtig ressource.
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