In March, the Steelers made an extremely uncharacteristic and literally unprecedented move by giving a market-level contract to a player who had not previously played for the Steelers. Through 10 games, have the Steelers gotten a proper return on their five-year, $150 million investment in receiver DK Metcalf?

The numbers say no.

Metcalf has been targeted 62 times. He has 37 catches for 551 yards and five touchdowns.

It works out to 6.2 targets, 3.7 catches, 55.1 yards, and 0.5 touchdowns per game. And he’s making $35 million this year and $25 million next year, with every penny guaranteed. (They also gave up a second-round pick to get him, plus a late-round swap.)

That’s not on Metcalf. The money suggested the Steelers would be committed to doing what the Seahawks didn’t do with Metca

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