Russell Wilson and Former Elite Wide Receiver Would Reunite With Pittsburgh Steelers Projected Trade

Wide receiver is a position that the Pittsburgh Steelers need to address with urgency.

With Russell Wilson confirmed as the team’s starting quarterback through 2024 with the trade of Dionte Johnson to the Carolina Panthers, it will be imperative to surround him with as many weapons as possible to build up the offense for success.

After dealing for Johnson, the Steelers acquired Van Jefferson and Quez Watkins; but, in 2023, the two wide receivers combined for just 351 receiving yards.

The Pittsburgh Steelers do not have a wide receiver signed to their 2024 roster who recorded more than 209 receiving yards in the previous season, other from George Pickens.

There were rumors that the Pittsburgh executives were in negotiations to sign free agent Tyler Boyd of the Bengals, but more recent sources said that the talks had broken down.
Nevertheless, the Steelers are still hoping to sign a dynamic wide receiver in free agency, according to a recent report from one NFL Insider.
The Steelers are “really trying to make something happen” at wide receiver, according to Audacy’s Jason La Canfora, who made this revelation during the April 9 edition of the podcast “In the Huddle.”

One thing that interests me is something we don’t know yet: do they make a trade to get a wide receiver before of the draft? If that was what they did on the Wednesday before the draft, it wouldn’t surprise me if they repeated it tomorrow. If they were to I know they’re really trying to make something happen there if they did it in the lead-up to the draft that Thursday if they did it when they were working.

The biggest name to surface as a potential trade target this offseason is Brandon Aiyuk, and if the Steelers want to make a significant move at the position, he is the most practical choice.

However, given the astute reasoning behind it to acquire a premier playmaker acquainted with their new franchise quarterback without suffering a significant blow to the salary cap, a recent trade suggestion appears feasible.