One prominent and well-respected insider revealed that the Pittsburgh Steelers were interested in three wide receivers at the trade deadline. Unfortunately, as fans are well aware, the Steelers were unable to acquire any of them.
According to Steelers insider Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the team was interested in trading for wide receivers Josh Downs of the Indianapolis Colts, Brian Thomas Jr. of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Calvin Ridley of the Tennessee Titans.
"SOURCES: Steelers had discussions about a trade for one of three WRs -- Jacksonville’s Brian Thomas Jr., Indianapolis’ Josh Downs and Tennessee’s Calvin Ridley," Dulac wrote via X. "But Thomas and Ridley were never traded and Downs – a popular target of trade rumors
– was dealt to KC."
As Dulac pointed out, the Chiefs swooped in to grab Downs out from right under the Steelers' nose, while Thomas and Ridley weren't traded at the 4 p.m. cutoff on November 10. Although the Jaguars made it clear they weren't going to trade Thomas, the Steelers reportedly pulled their trade interest away from Ridley following an "incident" at an airport.
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