Pittsburgh Steelers Named Landing Spot for Jets WR

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking for options at wide receiver and are considered the favorites to acquire Brandon Aiyuk from the San Francisco 49ers if a trade happens. If not, they’ll be looking for a backup plan and one name has emerged as a possible option.

Without Aiyuk, or even a name like Las Vegas Raiders star Davante Adams, the Steelers will turn to backup options. One name that could be on that list is currently in New York. And with the Jets having a lot of talent at the wide receiver position, they may consider moving on from one of their veteran names during training camp.

Cody Woodroof of USA Today believes the Steelers are interested in a deal for Jets wideout Allen Lazard.

“The New York Jets feel like a team that could make an aggressive deal to add talent this summer to maximize the remainder of quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ career. With only about $6 million in cap space, that could make a player like Lazard redundant in what will be a pivotal season for the Jets,” Woodroof writes.

“While he joined Rodgers in the 2023 midseason, he likely won’t start for the franchise this fall. Trading Lazard for a late-round pick would free up $10 million in cap space for New York, which could easily be put to good use adding talent elsewhere on the roster.”

Lazard, 28, is coming off a rough season with the Jets, in which he caught just 23 passes for 311 yards and a touchdown. Still, the veteran has had explosive seasons, passing for 2,547 yards and 21 touchdowns in his six-year career.

If Lazard goes to Pittsburgh for a late-round pick, that makes sense. The Steelers would simply be adding him to a list of prospects who could make the draft, and there’s a good chance Lazard has more potential than some of the names already on the team.

Still, it’s not the solution they’re looking for. But heading into training camp, they might still have big names left at the start of the season.

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