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The Pittsburgh Steelers attacked free agency last week in a manner that no Steelers fan has ever seen. They struck early and often and landed several free agents including Mitchell Trubisky, James Daniels, Levi Wallace, Mason Cole, and Gunner Olszewski.
After their spending spree they have somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 million left to spend. And a lot of that money will be spent signing their draft picks. They do have some time between now and when those signings will happen, so it isn’t out of the realm of possibilities that the Steelers will add another free agent or two. Should they choose to do so they still have plenty of options to free up some cap space with restructures.
One of their biggest holes is wide receiver. They lost three receivers in the first week of free agency, and have plenty of question marks behind Diontae Johnson. These are a few receivers the Steelers could have their eye on.
Jarvis Landry – Landry of course was released by the Cleveland Browns last week when they traded for Amari Cooper. His production slipped last season, but Landry missed several games due to injury and said that he came back too soon which ultimately caused him to re-injure himself. Landry is the big name that most Steelers fans will recognize from this list. He offers experience, toughness, and leadership. He would fit perfectly into the Steelers offense as the slot receiver. Matt Canada’s offense will see Trubisky use play action, roll outs, and the middle of the field often. Landry does his most damage making the tough catches on the inside of the field, and he thrived in Cleveland’s play action based offense with Baker Mayfield. He reportedly had some interest from several teams, but he hasn’t found a new home yet. Why not come to Pittsburgh and get to shove it down your former teams throat twice a year?
Tre’Quan Smith – Smith has started 29 games over his four year career with New Orleans. During that time he has 112 receptions on 169 targets for 1486 yards. Smith shouldn’t cost a lot, and with the Steelers surely to draft a receiver it would add another veteran presence with plenty of experience. Smith’s size at 6’2 210 and physical ability could help replace what will be lost by JuJu Smith-Schuster leaving.
Keelan Cole – Cole is another receiver with plenty of experience on the market that isn’t going to break the bank. He started 11 games last season for the Jets catching 28 passes for 449 yards with 1 touchdown. He’s a player that’s consistently had bad quarterback play over his entire career playing in Jacksonville before signing a one-year deal in New York last offseason. Even with that he’s still been able to be productive catching 130 passes for first downs. In a pinch Cole can return punts, and kicks too.
Adam Humphries – Humphries would fit into the slot role for the Steelers in the same frame of mind as Ray-Ray McCloud not as a Smith-Schuster type. Humphries isn’t going to run anyone over, but he’s shifty like McCloud. He’s been in the league for 8 seasons, but is only 28 years old. He spent last season with Washington and hauled in 41 passes while starting 11 games. He’s not flashy, but he’s been able to do all of the small things right to stick around after being an undrafted free agent. His best season came in 2018 with Tampa Bay when he caught 76 passes for 816 yards.
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After their spending spree they have somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 million left to spend. And a lot of that money will be spent signing their draft picks. They do have some time between now and when those signings will happen, so it isn’t out of the realm of possibilities that the Steelers will add another free agent or two. Should they choose to do so they still have plenty of options to free up some cap space with restructures.
One of their biggest holes is wide receiver. They lost three receivers in the first week of free agency, and have plenty of question marks behind Diontae Johnson. These are a few receivers the Steelers could have their eye on.
Jarvis Landry – Landry of course was released by the Cleveland Browns last week when they traded for Amari Cooper. His production slipped last season, but Landry missed several games due to injury and said that he came back too soon which ultimately caused him to re-injure himself. Landry is the big name that most Steelers fans will recognize from this list. He offers experience, toughness, and leadership. He would fit perfectly into the Steelers offense as the slot receiver. Matt Canada’s offense will see Trubisky use play action, roll outs, and the middle of the field often. Landry does his most damage making the tough catches on the inside of the field, and he thrived in Cleveland’s play action based offense with Baker Mayfield. He reportedly had some interest from several teams, but he hasn’t found a new home yet. Why not come to Pittsburgh and get to shove it down your former teams throat twice a year?
Tre’Quan Smith – Smith has started 29 games over his four year career with New Orleans. During that time he has 112 receptions on 169 targets for 1486 yards. Smith shouldn’t cost a lot, and with the Steelers surely to draft a receiver it would add another veteran presence with plenty of experience. Smith’s size at 6’2 210 and physical ability could help replace what will be lost by JuJu Smith-Schuster leaving.
Keelan Cole – Cole is another receiver with plenty of experience on the market that isn’t going to break the bank. He started 11 games last season for the Jets catching 28 passes for 449 yards with 1 touchdown. He’s a player that’s consistently had bad quarterback play over his entire career playing in Jacksonville before signing a one-year deal in New York last offseason. Even with that he’s still been able to be productive catching 130 passes for first downs. In a pinch Cole can return punts, and kicks too.
Adam Humphries – Humphries would fit into the slot role for the Steelers in the same frame of mind as Ray-Ray McCloud not as a Smith-Schuster type. Humphries isn’t going to run anyone over, but he’s shifty like McCloud. He’s been in the league for 8 seasons, but is only 28 years old. He spent last season with Washington and hauled in 41 passes while starting 11 games. He’s not flashy, but he’s been able to do all of the small things right to stick around after being an undrafted free agent. His best season came in 2018 with Tampa Bay when he caught 76 passes for 816 yards.
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