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The Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-2 and top the AFC North heading into Week 10, riding a four-game win streak.
But it has little to do with their offense. The Steelers rank in the middle of the pack in scoring (22.5 points per game) and total yards (328.4 per game), with one of the worst passing attacks in the NFL. Much of that can be chalked up to injuries, with top wide receivers Roman Wilson and Michael Pittman Jr. both still on injured reserve. As a result, there was speculation that Pittsburgh could make a move for another wideout before Tuesday's trade deadline.
According to ESPN's Dan Graziano, the Steelers were in the market and even called the Tennessee Titans to check in on veteran receiver Calvin Ridley.
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"The Steelers were in the market for wide receiver help, and I was told they were in discussions with Tennessee about Calvin Ridley," Graziano wrote. "But while the Titans dealt away a couple of key defensive players in Amani Hooker and Jeffery Simmons, they stayed true to their word about holding the offense together to give Cam Ward a chance to continue his development."
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Ridley had been mentioned in trade rumors for weeks. The former first-round pick is still under contract through the 2027 season thanks to the massive four-year, $92 million deal he signed with the Titans in 2024, but he'll turn 32 in December and has fallen out of the rotation in Tennessee this season, with just six catches on 13 targets for 91 yards through seven games.
He's set to earn around $22.25 million next season, with a cap hit of $29.75 million. That's a difficult player to trade, but he's also a veteran receiver with three 1,000-yard seasons under his belt, a potentially intriguing option for a playoff contender.
It would have also made sense for the Titans to see what draft capital they could extract from Ridley, having already made blockbuster moves to trade away Hooker and Simmons, their two best defensive players. The team is 1-7 and clearly focused on the future, but ultimately felt it was better off to keep Cam Ward's weapons intact as he looks to finish the year strong.
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