A Steelers player was shocked by the trade news on Tuesday.

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Prior to the trade deadline this year, the Steelers made a significant transaction by trading wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Chicago Bears.

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Wide receiver Diontae Johnson, a seasoned veteran, appeared somewhat shocked when word spread in the Pittsburgh locker room.

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“CHICAGO!?” Chris Adamski, a team insider, quoted Johnson.

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In Pittsburgh, Johnson and Claypool have played together for the past three years.

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Johnson's already-important role should become even more important with Claypool gone. 

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We have Brandin on our football team. We're taking on the Philadelphia Eagles, which may or may not be true.

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According to Pro Football Network's Aaron Wilson, Smith stated, I don't live in the realm of hypotheticals.

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