The Pittsburgh Steelers are gearing up for what could be a busy two days ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 4 NFL trade deadline.
The Steelers have some needs to address for the second half of the season, and they’ll have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to do so.
Pittsburgh’s most glaring need comes at wide receiver, where the team needs more support for Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf. Of course, the Steelers had the same need in 2024, but failed to adequately address it after a bust of a trade for Mike Williams.
The Steelers’ defense has been woefully disappointing this season, and injuries have been an issue, also. We wouldn’t be surprised to see general manager Omar Khan make another move to bolster the unit after trading for safety Kyle Dugger.
“I think everybody is a potential buyer, everybody is a potential seller. Front offices around the league understand that this time of year, and particularly at the 11th hour there’s a Black Friday type frenzy,” head coach Mike Tomlin said of the deadline.
There are sure to be rumors swirling surrounding the Steelers ahead of the deadline. We’ll be keeping track of everything in our tracker below, which will be updated regularly. The newest updates are toward the top.
Pittsburgh Steelers trade rumors
Don’t expect a WR splash
Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cautions against expecting the Steelers to make a splash at wide receiver ahead of the deadline.
“With the trade deadline coming up on Tuesday, a lot of fans [think], ‘Oh they need a No. 2 receiver’ Well they’re not gonna go out and pay for a No. 2 receiver with any kind of big deadline-day trade,” he said in a postgame recap on Sunday. “If something would happen to DK Metcalf, yes, then they might make that trade…They rely so much on their tight ends. If they got a second receiver or another receiver, really where are they gonna play him in this offense?”
Steelers searching for wide receiver help
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Steelers “remain interested in a WR.”
Wide receiver names to watch for Pittsburgh
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport names three players to watch for the Steelers at the deadline in terms of wide receivers, a list that includes Jakobi Meyers, Rashid Shaheed and Jaylen Waddle.
Rapoport did add, however, say that Waddle is expected to be very expensive, but that seems to be the trend for all players considered available at the deadline.
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