{"id":99401,"date":"2025-09-27T13:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T13:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99401"},"modified":"2025-09-27T13:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T13:15:57","slug":"steelers-dk-metcalf-fires-clear-message-on-playing-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99401","title":{"rendered":"Steelers\u2019 DK Metcalf Fires Clear Message on Playing in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235390159.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-widget-area\">\n<div id=\"heavy_multi_stn_video_player_widget-10\" class=\"stn-player-cls stn-player-container\">\n<div data-stn-player=\"g2m7hup2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0won\u2019t have a lot of time to sightsee during their Ireland trip. That\u2019s just fine with Steelers wide receiver\u00a0DK Metcalf.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The veteran wideout made clear to reporters Friday that he is in Dublin to play a football game \u2014 not take in a foreign country.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cI\u2019m not trying to explore. I\u2019m here for the football game,\u201d Metcalf told the media,\u00a0via Steelers Depot. \u201cI\u2019ll see everything on the flight in, flight out and drive to the stadium.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cI\u2019m here to play football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">This will be Metcalf\u2019s second career game in the NFL\u2019s International Series. His former team, the\u00a0Seattle Seahawks,\u00a0played in Germany during the 2022 campaign.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The 2022 Seahawks-Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u00a0showdown was the league\u2019s first regular season game in Germany. Metcalf and the Steelers will make history Sunday with the NFL\u2019s first regular season Ireland contest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>DK Metcalf All Business on Steelers\u2019 Ireland Trip<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Metcalf has yet to play in London, which a lot of NFL players have experienced at this point. But the receiver will have the extremely rare distinction of having played in both Germany and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">After Sunday, there will have only been five games total in the two countries combined. The NFL will have another Germany matchup, their first in Berlin, in November.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">But Metcalf clearly isn\u2019t in the mood to discover a new culture or take in any tourist attractions. As the saying goes, the receiver is treating the visit as a \u201cbusiness trip.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">That\u2019s quite different from Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The veteran signal-caller said he would have had the trip fly over Monday to have a complete off day Tuesday to explore.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Rodgers also shared with reporters Friday that he loves Guinness and has always wanted to visit Ireland.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">That\u2019s not to say Rodgers isn\u2019t also focused on Sunday\u2019s matchup. He\u2019s just not against having a little fun after practice as well as Metcalf appears to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0won\u2019t have a lot of time to sightsee during their Ireland trip. That\u2019s just fine with Steelers wide receiver\u00a0DK Metcalf. 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