{"id":130934,"date":"2026-03-06T03:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130934\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:12:27","slug":"steelers-top-wide-receiver-trade-targets-after-d-j-moore-bills-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130934\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers top wide receiver trade targets after D.J. Moore, Bills move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears came together for a blockbuster trade on Thursday, with the Bears sending wide receiver D.J. Moore and a fifth-round pick to the Bills in exchange for a second-round pick. This comes a day after the Kansas City Chiefs sent All-Pro cornerback to the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">With all of these dominoes beginning to fall, it\u2019s fair to wonder if the Steelers will get in on the action. With that in mind, these four receivers would be at the top of my list to watch if Pittsburgh does make a trade.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Thomas Jr, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thomas had a tremendous rookie year, hauling in 87 passes for nearly 1,300 yards and 10 touchdowns, earning a Pro Bowl nod. Injuries and a more crowded room of pass-catchers saw his numbers decrease in 2025, and the Jaguars found gems in both Jakobi Meyers and Parker Washington. If Thomas is able to be acquired, he would be at the top of my wish list.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Pittman, Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Colts will strongly pursue Alec Pierce, who will test the open market next week. Should they be able to to re-sign him, it will cost them high-end receiver money. Pittman has been labeled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampedeblue.com\/indianapolis-colts-free-agency\/121821\/the-colts-michael-pittman-jr-decision-is-coming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trade candidate<\/a> because of this, as trading him could save the Colts $24 million. He had 80 catches and seven touchdowns in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Aiyuk, San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The funniest possible outcome would be the Steelers trading for Aiyuk two years after we spent four months waiting to see if a trade would happen, only for him to sign an extension with San Francisco. However, he tore his ACL in the middle of the 2024 season and didn\u2019t play a down in 2025. The 49ers then revealed they couldn\u2019t get in contact with Aiyuk, and John Lynch confirmed that Aiyuk will not be a 49er in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Addison has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/vikings\/onsi\/news\/dj-moore-trade-could-signal-big-value-for-vikings-wr-jordan-addison\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">labeled a trade candidate<\/a> since the end of the season. The USC product is coming off his worst season, production wise, as a pro, catching 42 passes for 610 yards and three touchdowns. This comes after 133 catches and 19 touchdowns across his first two seasons. The Vikings have until May 1st to pick up Addison\u2019s fifth-year option. Should Minnesota decide they won\u2019t pick up the option, they could trade Addison to get something in return rather than lose him for nothing next offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let us know what you think in the comments. Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest news, breakdowns, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears came together for a blockbuster trade on Thursday, with the Bears sending&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74,35221,4852,4853],"class_list":["post-130934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-analysis","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-commentary","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}