The Steelers have agreed to a trade with the Jaguars for linebacker Joe Schobert, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported. Pittsburgh will send late-round draft compensation for the veteran, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
A presumed starter for the Jaguars, Schobert is now suddenly returning to the AFC North where he began his career with four years for the Cleveland Browns, including a 2017 Pro Bowl campaign.
In an offseason in which trade talk has been bandied about regarding Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew and cornerback C.J. Henderson, first-year Jacksonville head coach Urban Meyer is shipping out Schobert after just one season with the franchise.
Schobert was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round during the 2016 NFL Draft. Schobert played college football at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he won the Jack Lambert Trophy in 2015 as the nation’s best linebacker.
