PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers traded Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers earlier this offseason, opening up a gaping hole in their wide receiver corps and they’re looking for someone ready to replace that production immediately.
In his latest live chat, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s Gerry Dulac said that the Steelers are looking for a “proven” wide receiver to replace Johnson and he believes that led them to make some phone calls about Stefon Diggs, the former Bills star traded to the Houston Texans for one second-round draft pick.
“I don’t know that for certain, but I would imagine, given their desire to find a proven WR, they made a few phone calls,” Dulac wrote.
Pittsburgh brought in a pair of veterans to help fill the gap in Quez Watkins and Van Jefferson but neither figure to be either No.
1 or 2 options. Cordarelle Patterson was a late free agent signing but seems to fit in more as a running back for the Steelers this season.
With the free agent market drying up, that leaves the NFL Draft for the Steelers to potentially grab a top receiver and Dulac added that he believes they’ll do just that.
Pickens will be No. 1. And they will get a WR before the second day of the draft is over,” he wrote.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, W. Va. (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers legend Heath Miller is coming back to the field as a coach.
Miller will be the acting head coach at St. Anne’s-Belfield, a private school in Virginia.
Miller’s four children attend the school, and Miller and his wife Katie are University of Virginia alumni.
The tight end was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the 2005 draft. He played 11 seasons in Pittsburgh and was a key part of the Super Bowl XL and XLIII.
