As soon as Metcalf landed in Pittsburgh seemed like Pickens’ days with Steelers could be counted. Pickens is entering his contract, and although he is undoubtedly talented, he caused enough headaches with his mercury nature to point out that Steelers could not be too interested in signing him in the extension.
With one inexpensive year left of their contract, Steelers knew that they could only recur recurrence if they got him before the beginning of the 2025 period.
Now they are again assigned to determine if this is the best reception team they can put together.
Metcalf title of the group, while Calvin Austin III goes to 2025 after sending his best period (36 catches, 548 meters, four contact) of his young career in 2024. played. Houston over the past two seasons. Roman Wilson, 2024 third round from Michigan, has had a brain offseason to become healthy and back on the right track after ankle injury hampered its adaptation to the professional game last season.
“I’m not going to go out and start making these excessive thoughts about” Oh, we’re going to trade this, “said Heyward. “I think you have to look at the players we have around. You got Calvin Austin, and I think he will take a step forward. I think the ball should go through (tight end) pat (freiermth) a little more.
“So it will play participation. But we will see what happens. Many things have happened to this dissatisfaction. I know everyone did a big scent of what Steelers is going to do, but there has been a lot of turnover there.”
Turnover has not completely stopped. Pittsburgh continues to wait for Aaron Rodgers’s decision to play in 2025, and whether he will do so for Steelers. Justin Fields and Russell Wilson both left in a free agency for the two companies in New York. Running Najee Harris moved west and joined the Los Angeles Chargers and Steelers replaced him with a newcomer to Kaleb Johnson in Iowa.
The repetition of the roster was necessary after Steelers limped to the goal line in 2024. Whether it is effective after revealing.
Heyward believes it will be.
“This is PSA for all Steeler fans: Don’t despair, be patient, we will go to work,” he said. “I think sometimes we can jump off the ship and think that the ship is sinking. We got a job to do. And you know, whoever won offseason will not win a normal period, will not win the Super Bowl.”