Pittsburgh Steelers trade for Denver Broncos linebacker Malik Reed

The Denver Broncos are trading Malik Reed, a linebacker, to the Pittsburgh Steelers. In exchange, the Broncos will be receiving late-round NFL Draft pick compensation. The trade was first reported by Tom Pelissero.

Malik Reed has spent his entire career with the Broncos. He joined the team after going undrafted in 2019. In 2020, he proved to be an important pass rusher for Denver with multiple games where he had more than one sack.

The #Broncos are trading OLB Malik Reed to the #Steelers, per his agent @MikeMcCartney7

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 30, 2022

During his career, Reed has recorded 15 career sacks. He also has three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries during his career. 13 games is the most he has appeared in as a starter during the season.

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Malik Reed played his college football at Nevada, where he was a part of the Wolf Pack’s 2014 class. In 2016, he was Second-Team All-Mountain West.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to hope that Malik Reed can provide pressure on the edge across from T.J. Watt.