The Steelers traded away Diontae Johnson without a real backup plan. Could they make the same mistake with George Pickens in 2025?

As the football world travels to Mobile, Alabama, for the Senior Bowl to scout more than 100 draft-eligible prospects, so too did representatives from the league’s 32 teams.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will look to make a splash at wide receiver this offseason. That comes as no surprise after a lackluster room hurt the team’s offense significantly, and they failed to land Brandon Aiyuk or another wide receiver to replace Diontae Johnson.

Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II gave a candid assessment of the wide receiver room ahead of free agency and the 2025 NFL offseason.

Rooney said on Monday that he believes in both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields and would prefer to sign one of the two passers

Fields' age might make him more appealing to other teams. Meanwhile, the Steelers have six other starters set to hit the market.

The Steelers should consider trading these five key players in 2025 to maximize draft capital and rebuild for the future.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are projected to draft Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III with their 2025 first-round pick. In his first mock draft of the 2025 NFL Draft cycle, NFL.com draft analyst Bucky Brooks has projected that the Pittsburgh Steelers will select Missouri Tigers wide receiver Luther Burden III.

This is the 10th part of a series examining the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster, position by position, heading into the offseason. Today: Cornerbacks When the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired cornerback Donte Jackson from Carolina in March,

The Pittsburgh Steelers face a glaring need at wide receiver heading into the 2025 NFL season, a void in part created when they traded Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers before this season. While Johnson’s struggles in 2024 made the trade understandable in hindsight,

The Pittsburgh Steelers maintain credibility based on two brands: their logo and the Rooney family. Simply being the Steelers is enough. But now the Steelers are not serious people. The Steelers wallow in mismanagement that isn’t acknowledged,

Jackson, who the Steelers traded for last offseason from the Carolina Panthers in the Diontae Johnson, struggled down the stretch as the team’s second cornerback. Pittsburgh could look to bring him back on a cheap deal that would not guarantee him much of anything other than a depth job.