PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t given up on trading for a wide receiver just yet. According to NFL insider Jason La Canfora, the team is still searching for the right move, and it could come before the NFL Draft.
“For me, there’s a piece of information we don’t have yet, which is do they trade for a wide receiver before the draft,” La Canfora said on the In The Huddle podcast. “It would not surprise me if they did that tomorrow, if they did it the Wednesday before the draft. If they did it while they were on the clock, if they did it in the run up to the draft that Thursday, I know that they’re really trying to make something happen there.”
The Steelers have done some, but not much, homework on the top wide receivers in the NFL Draft. Despite meeting with many at the NFL Combine, the team has only brought in six names for pre-draft visits. The most notable was Adonai Mitchell of Texas.
Pittsburgh was on the radar for a Brandon Aiyuk trade with the San Francisco 49ers, but the move slowly died off. All Steelers suggested making a trade for one of the Houston Texans’ wideouts after the trade of Stefon Diggs. And maybe, the team has other plans in mind with names like Tee Higgins on the block.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac said a trade of “significance” could still be on the table for the Steelers. It appears they may still be trying to make a final splash.
