John Sherman ‘JuJu’ Smith-Schuster is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at USC, where he was a Rose Bowl champion in his junior year. He is the youngest player ever to reach 2,500 career receiving yards and the first player to have two offensive touchdowns of at least 97 yards. In May 2017, the Steelers signed him to a four-year, USD 4 million contract with a signing bonus of USD 1 84 million guaranteed.
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John Sherman ‘JuJu’ Smith-Schuster is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at USC, where he was a Rose Bowl champion in his junior year. He is the youngest player ever to reach 2,500 career receiving yards and the first player to have two offensive touchdowns of at least 97 yards. Off-the-field, he is also known for his social media presence and affinity for esports. He was ranked as one of the NFL’s most marketable players in 2019 by Sports Illustrated and ESPN, and ninth by draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. In May 2017, the Steelers signed him to a four-year, USD 4 million contract with a signing bonus of USD 1 84 million guaranteed and a bonus ofUSD 19 million guaranteed. He entered training camp with Sammie Coates, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Marcus Tucker, Justin Hunter and Justin Hunter on their depth chart at wide receiver. He has been named the Steelers’ sixth wide receiver on the depth chart for the 2018 season, and was the 13th wide receiver drafted in the last 15 years. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft and he was the youngest wide receiver selected in the draft. He also holds several Steelers franchise records, including the most receiving yards in a single season and most receiving touchdowns in a season. In his youth, Smith- Schuster was coached by Snoop Dogg when he played youth football with the Snoop Youth Football League, where Snoop gave him the nickname \”Sportscenter,\” telling the boy that he believed one day his highlights would be shown on the flagship ESPN show.
He changed his name in football program listings in 2012 from \”John\” to \”Ju-Ju,\” a nickname an aunt gave him when he was young, and legally changed his last name from \”Smith\” to ‘Smith-Schusters’ while in college as a tribute to his step-father. He initially decided to attend Oregon, but then announced he would attend the University of Southern California to play college football under then-head coach Steve Sarkisian. He earned immediate playing time as a true freshman in 2014. He finished the 2014 season with 54 receptions for 724 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2015, he played 14 games with a career-high 1,454 receivingyards and 10 touchdowns. He then announced on Twitter that he had decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017NFL Draft, before signing with sports agency Roc Nation. The Dallas Cowboys were the only team to hold a private workout with Smith-schuster and showed heavy interest in him. In 2019, Sports Illustrated ranked him as the fourth best wide receiver in the NFL and ESPN ranked him ninth by NFLScout.com. The Steelers selected Smith- schuster in the fourth round of their draft. He was the fourth wide receiver to be selected in their draft in the 2015 NFL Draft.
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