{"id":201300,"date":"2025-07-12T11:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/201300\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:49:10","slug":"new-steelers-te-jonnu-smith-shares-honest-feelings-on-playing-in-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/201300\/","title":{"rendered":"New Steelers TE Jonnu Smith shares honest feelings on playing in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roll out the red carpet \u2014 Jonnu Smith<\/a> is a Pittsburgh Steeler, and no one’s more excited than the Steel City’s newest tight end himself.<\/p>\n

On July 11’s episode of the Zach Smackz Show<\/a>, Smith was asked to share his honest feelings on joining HC Mike Tomlin<\/a> and Aaron Rodgers<\/a> in Pittsburgh. And judging by his response, he’s thrilled to be a Steeler.<\/p>\n

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“You check all the boxes,” Smith said. “What more do you want? You basically check all the boxes. You\u2019re going up there, like you said, to a historic franchise with a historic coach, with a historic QB, you know what I’m saying? If God ain’t have his hands on that, you know what I mean? To be in that position, I\u2019m humbled, I\u2019m honored. I\u2019m ready to get up there and get to work.”<\/p>\n

Smith is coming off a breakout season in 2024 \u2014 posting 884 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on 88 receptions \u2014 earning the first Pro Bowl selection of his career.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh’s new tight end is clearly excited to start building chemistry with his four-time MVP quarterback in Rodgers \u2014 who’s been staying busy this July, as seen in his Malibu workout session with Steelers<\/a> pass catchers and his recent attendance at this year’s American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament, the latter of which went viral<\/a> for all the wrong and hilarious reasons.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers’ Jonnu Smith gets candid about joining Pittsburgh<\/a><\/p>\n