{"id":41086,"date":"2025-04-15T02:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T02:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086"},"modified":"2025-04-15T02:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T02:01:17","slug":"breaking-steelers-urged-to-make-49ers-a-brock-purdy-trade-offer-they-cant-say-no-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They ‘Can\u2019t Say No’ To.."},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no secret the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0would like to upgrade the\u00a0quarterback\u00a0position.<\/p>\n

After letting\u00a0Justin Fields, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal with the\u00a0New York Jets, and Russell Wilson, who signed a one-year, $10.5 million deal with the\u00a0New York Giants, walk in free agency, the Steelers are running out of options.<\/p>\n

But with\u00a0Aaron Rodgers seemingly keeping Pittsburgh in limbo regarding its situation under center, there\u2019s a very real possibility the team breaks training camp in July with Mason Rudolph as its presumed 2025 starter.<\/p>\n

But former\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0defensive end-turned-NFL\u00a0analyst Chris Canty believes he has the perfect solution, which also addresses another area of concern for the team.<\/p>\n

During a recent appearance on ESPN Radio\u2019s \u201cUnsportsmanLike,\u201d Canty suggested the Steelers should offer up star pass-rusher T.J. Watt, who is entering the final season of a four-year, $112 million contract and looking for lucrative new contract, in exchange for Purdy, who is also entering the final year of his rookie contract, in a blockbuster deal he believes the 49ers wouldn\u2019t be able to turn down.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The Steelers should use] T.J. Watt as a way to be able to pry\u00a0Brock Purdy\u00a0from San Francisco,\u201d Canty stated. \u201cThe 49ers gutted at defense, being able to add some help for Fred Warner and Nick Bosa. T.J. Watt in that group. [Robert] Saleh now back there as the defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The 49ers] got the 11th overall pick, so they can presumably draft a quarterback if they don’t have to give up that pick in the trade. I don’t know how the 49ers say no to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n
\"Left:<\/picture>
\n

Left: Pittsburgh Steelers pass-rusher T.J. Watt; Right: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.<\/p>\n

Left: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images; Right:Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Purdy, who\u2019s a 25-year-old Pro Bowler, would be a long-term solution for the Steelers at what\u2019s been a position of need since Ben Roethlisberger retired in 2021.<\/p>\n

The 49ers could then use the No. 11 overall pick in the draft 10 days from now on a quarterback, likely either Colorado’s\u00a0Shedeur Sanders\u00a0if he falls out of the top 10 or\u00a0Ole Miss’\u00a0Jaxson Dart, who’s been rocketing up draft boards lately.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh would have to sign him to a contract extension, but some analysts have indicated the team would feel much better about committing $40-plus million per year to a proven quarterback than it would to Watt, who turns 31 a few weeks into the season.<\/p>\n

Watt, a seven-time Pro Bowler and the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year, hasn\u2019t been shy about wanting his own contract extension.<\/p>\n

The former NFL sack leader caused a social media firestorm last week when he posted a photo of him holding up a peace sign on Instagram, which many took as a sign he\u2019s not happy with where negotiations stand with the Steelers.<\/p>\n

While the 49ers would still have to pay Watt a lot of money on any new deal he would require, even if he tops out at the $40 million per year Myles Garrett got from the\u00a0Cleveland Browns, it\u2019s still significantly cheaper than what they\u2019d have to give Purdy, who\u2019s reportedly looking for a salary in the $50M-$55M per year range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no secret the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0would like to upgrade the\u00a0quarterback\u00a0position. After letting\u00a0Justin Fields, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal with the\u00a0New York Jets, and Russell Wilson, who… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nBREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They 'Can\u2019t Say No' To.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They 'Can\u2019t Say No' To.. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It\u2019s no secret the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0would like to upgrade the\u00a0quarterback\u00a0position. After letting\u00a0Justin Fields, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal with the\u00a0New York Jets, and Russell Wilson, who...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-15T02:01:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-99.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"357\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086\",\"name\":\"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They 'Can\u2019t Say No' To.. - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-99.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-15T02:01:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-15T02:01:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-99.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-99.jpg\",\"width\":450,\"height\":357},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They ‘Can\u2019t Say No’ To..\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"24\/7 News America\",\"description\":\"Breaking Stories, Real Insights"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They 'Can\u2019t Say No' To.. - 24\/7 News America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They 'Can\u2019t Say No' To.. - 24\/7 News America","og_description":"It\u2019s no secret the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0would like to upgrade the\u00a0quarterback\u00a0position. After letting\u00a0Justin Fields, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal with the\u00a0New York Jets, and Russell Wilson, who...","og_url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086","og_site_name":"24\/7 News America","article_published_time":"2025-04-15T02:01:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":450,"height":357,"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-99.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086","name":"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They 'Can\u2019t Say No' To.. - 24\/7 News America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-99.jpg","datePublished":"2025-04-15T02:01:17+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-15T02:01:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-99.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-99.jpg","width":450,"height":357},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41086#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make 49ers a Brock Purdy Trade Offer They ‘Can\u2019t Say No’ To.."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/","name":"24\/7 News America","description":"Breaking Stories, Real Insights"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41088,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41086\/revisions\/41088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}