{"id":663428,"date":"2026-05-25T03:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/663428\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T03:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:49:12","slug":"roman-wilson-creates-new-problems-for-steelers-offense-and-aaron-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/663428\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Wilson Creates New Problems For Steelers’ Offense And Aaron Rodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> are still trying to figure out what they<\/a> have in wide receiver Roman Wilson. Drafted in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft<\/a>, Wilson was expected to contribute early, but an injury in training camp derailed his rookie season and kept him from getting into rhythm, as former Steelers head coach\u00a0Mike Tomlin has often described as being on a moving train.<\/p>\n

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Steelers wide receiver Roman Wilson (10) during 2025 training camp in Latrobe, PA.<\/p>\n

Now heading into the 2026 outlook with Tomlin no longer at head coach, questions remain about how Wilson fits into the offense<\/a> and whether he can carve out a consistent role. Mike McCarthy<\/a> played no part in drafting Wilson. That means he will give up on him much easier if it comes to that. The Steelers\u2019 receiver room has gotten better. It includes DK Metcalf,\u00a0Michael Pittman Jr.,\u00a0and other younger options, making the depth chart more crowded and less certain behind the top targets.<\/p>\n

Many within Steeler Nation\u00a0<\/a>have been super curious as to why Wilson hasn’t been able to get on the field. Steelers insider Jim Wexell<\/a> has pointed out that Wilson\u2019s development has created questions for the offense, especially as the team tries to stabilize its passing game. The big question now is whether Wilson can stay healthy, take a step forward, and earn a meaningful role going into the 2026 season. With Aaron Rodgers<\/a> back, it’s pivotal that Wilson gets on the same page with him.<\/p>\n

“Behind him is Roman Wilson. OK, now he\u2019s number four\u2026 now we are worried about depth a little bit,” Wexell said. “Hey, Roman, prove us all wrong. It\u2019s coming out that Aaron Rodgers came out and said, ‘Hey, get somebody else.’ That kind of guy. Now, does he smooth it over with Roman and they start working together? We will see. It\u2019s hard to see much in only one practice at OTAs\u2026 nothing good or bad I can add on Roman other than he is being used first team. He\u2019s the first slot guy right now ahead of Germie Bernard.”<\/p>\n

The Steelers made the move to trade up in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a> to ensure they didn\u2019t miss out on young wide receiver Germie Bernard. He immediately creates competition for Wilson in the slot. McCarthy likes all of his wide receivers to know all three positions, so it\u2019s no secret that both Bernard and Wilson are working across all three areas in McCarthy\u2019s offseason program. It\u2019s interesting to note that Wilson is currently working with the first team over Bernard, though that could just be a result of early pole position and age.<\/p>\n

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Steelers wide receiver Roman Wilson (10) during 2025 training camp in Latrobe, PA.<\/p>\n

This sets up a clear competition in Pittsburgh\u2019s receiver room heading into the 2026 season. Both Wilson and Bernard are getting opportunities, but neither has separated from the other just yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Steelers’ Roman Wilson Feeling The Pressure<\/p>\n

For Wilson, the pressure is building to finally turn promise into production after an injury-filled start to his career. For Bernard, the opportunity is there to climb the depth chart quickly if he continues to impress.<\/p>\n

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Steelers’ Roman Wilson begs officials for the proper call after catching a touchdown against the Packers in 2025.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, McCarthy\u2019s system will reward versatility and consistency. Whoever proves they can handle all three receiver spots at a high level will likely earn the trust of the offense and a bigger role. It’s safe to say mostly every Steeler fan is putting their money on Bernard over Wilson. Especially after the noise that Rodgers doesn’t seem to trust Wilson. However, Rodgers also doesn’t tend to trust rookie receivers setting up quite the spectacle.<\/p>\n

Please feel free to share your Steelers takes and thoughts with me on X (@anthonyghalkias<\/a>) and consider following for more Steelers-related content and discussion. I\u2019m always open to hearing different perspectives, breaking down games, and talking all things Pittsburgh football.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers are still trying to figure out what they have in wide receiver Roman Wilson. Drafted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[87282,14038,831,1328,109101,64186,140989,3966,349,1321,20786,99,1329,1330,3795],"class_list":["post-663428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ben-skowronek","tag-dk-metcalf","tag-featured","tag-forum","tag-germie-bernard","tag-michael-pittman-jr","tag-mike-mccarthy","tag-mike-tomlin","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-roman-wilson","tag-sports","tag-steelers","tag-steelers-news","tag-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}