Yahoo! Sports<\/a>, Valdes-Scantling revealed why he didn\u2019t return to Pittsburgh in free agency.<\/p>\n\u201cI was still interested in playing for Pittsburgh,\u201d Valdes-Scantling said. \u201cBut I was very adamant on [wanting] to play with Aaron if I was going to go back to Pittsburgh because he\u2019s one of my best friends that I\u2019ve made in this league over my nine-year career. He was still undecided if he was going to go back and play or if he was going to hang it up, so I was like, \u2018Let\u2019s see what else is out there.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The Steelers added Michael Pittman to their receiving corps by trading for him on the first day of the league year in March, and also added Alabama product Germie Bernard in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Comparing this current group of pass-catchers to those of previous years has fans excited about the potential ceiling of the offense.<\/p>\n
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