Offers Turned Down By JuJu-Smith Schuster From Chiefs & Ravens Revealed

March 19, 2021, 1:38pm EST (Updated: January 28, 2023, 11:28am)By Darrelle Lincoln

JuJu Smith-Schuster shocked everybody on Friday when he actually took his talents back to Pittsburgh for a one-year contract.

JuJu Smith-Schuster is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year deal, a league source tells @AdamSchefter. pic.twitter.com/GG0oBRmlJt
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 19, 2021

Taylor Bisciotti would add that JuJu had other offers on the table:

Ravens: $9 million, $4 million in incentives
Chiefs: $8 million, $3 million in incentives
Steelers: $8 million

JuJu Smith Schuster's other offers, per @TaylorBisciotti:#Chiefs: 1-year $8M with another $3M in incentives.#Ravens: 1-year $9M with another $4M in incentives.

Decided to return to Pittsburgh for 1-year, $8M.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 19, 2021

Also, the Eagles offered him a multi-year deal as well:

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JuJu Smith-Schuster also turned down more money on a multi-year deal from the Eagles than he took to return to the Steelers, per source. The Eagles’ were a secret suitor. But Smith-Schuster loved Pittsburgh and its fans too much to leave. https://t.co/X8gitZYxwd
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 19, 2021

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This is my home, they’re gonna need a wrecking ball to take me outta here! PITTSBURGH I LOVE YOU, LET’S GO!!!!! ???? pic.twitter.com/SPFvCLUmFl
— JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) March 19, 2021

The second-round pick by the Steelers out of USC in the 2017 NFL Draft the final year of a four-year, $4.19 million rookie contract.

The 24-year-old appeared in all 16 games for the Steelers last season and caught 97 passes for 831 yards (8.9 YPC) and nine touchdowns.