{"id":159360,"date":"2026-03-10T16:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/159360\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:56:38","slug":"steelers-potential-patrick-queen-trade-just-hit-an-unfortunate-snag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/159360\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers’ potential Patrick Queen trade just hit an unfortunate snag"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the focus is on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ early haul after Wave 1 of free agency, Patrick Queen trade rumors are quietly heating up<\/a>. And these aren’t unfounded; talks are going on with multiple teams about acquiring the veteran linebacker. <\/p>\n

One of those teams is the Dallas Cowboys. The Steelers and Cowboys have reportedly been in trade conversations regarding Queen, as Dallas is in win-now mode and currently has a desperate need for a starting linebacker. Unfortunately, the latest report points to a potential hold-up. <\/p>\n

On Tuesday, NFL Network’s Jane Slater posted an update on X <\/a>that most Steelers fans probably didn’t want to hear. <\/p>\n

“Seems like the Patrick Queen idea may have hit a snag. Was told no updates as of this hour and on him specifically \u201cprobably not going there.”<\/p>\n

A potential Patrick Queen trade with the Dallas Cowboys could fall through for the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/p>\n

Some early rumors suggested that the Cowboys might be willing to give up as high as a fourth-round pick for Queen’s services, though this feels rich. Realistically, getting a fifth-rounder out of Queen might be on the table. <\/p>\n

And considering how much Queen struggled last season, the Steelers should take anything they can get. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it sounds like trade talks have hit a standstill, and if neither side is willing to budge, Pittsburgh could be left holding onto the veteran linebacker and his lofty $17.19 million cap number<\/a> for the 2026 season\u2014the final year of his contract. <\/p>\n

Though Queen was healthy and never missed a game last season, he recorded a 20.4 percent missed tackle rate while allowing 829 yards and four touchdowns in coverage, per Pro Football Focus. This led to a dismal overall PFF grade of 43.5<\/a> last season (79th among 88 qualifying linebackers). <\/p>\n

Fortunately, it sounds like ‘multiple teams’ are calling<\/a> about a Patrick Queen trade. The Steelers won’t be able to turn this into a bidding war anytime soon, but getting some sort of draft capital out of an underwhelming linebacker is better than nothing. <\/p>\n

Could the Steelers do worse than Queen as a full-time linebacker next season? Sure, it’s possible. But that’s a chance most Steelers fans would be willing to take if it results in ditching one of the worst contracts on the team. <\/p>\n

We’ll keep our eyes peeled as the Queen trade rumors continue to unfold, and see if something materializes in the coming days. Queen has a $2.5 million roster bonus due on March 13, so a deal would likely have to be finalized by then. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While the focus is on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ early haul after Wave 1 of free agency, Patrick Queen…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-159360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}