{"id":49330,"date":"2025-05-19T02:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T02:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49330"},"modified":"2025-05-19T02:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T02:26:09","slug":"breaking-steelers-get-bad-news-in-wr-trade-market-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49330","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Get Bad News in WR Trade Market: Report.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chris Olave\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"102\" data-dom-ready-time=\"150\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Penn Live&#8217;s Nick Farabaugh reported what it could cost for the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade for wide receiver Chris Olave.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After a report surfaced that the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0expressed interest to the\u00a0New Orleans Saints\u00a0in wide receiver\u00a0Chris Olave, pundits immediately began speculating it would cost a lot for the Steelers to trade for the wideout. That speculation was confirmed Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Penn Live\u2019s Nick Farabaugh reported \u201cthe trade cost for Olave would not be light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeague sources had a consensus that it would take at least a day-two pick, likely a second-round pick, for the Saints to part ways with Olave before his fourth season, if they even consider trading him,\u201d\u00a0Farabaugh wrote. \u201cGiven the Saints have no reason or desire to move Olave, the cost is likely higher than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olave began\u00a0his career with a pair of 1,000-yard receiving seasons in 2022 and 2023. The Saints drafted the receiver from Ohio State at No. 11 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the 24-year-old had 32 catches, 400 receiving yards and one touchdown in eight games.\u00a0He missed\u00a0the second half of the season because of a concussion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers \u2018Check In\u2019 on Saints WR Chris Olave<\/h2>\n<p>93.7 The Fan\u2019s Adam Crowley first reported\u00a0the\u00a0Steelers interest in Olave\u00a0on Friday.\u00a0Steelers Now\u2019s Alan Saunders confirmed, writing Pittsburgh had reached out to New Orleans about the receiver.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Farabaugh described the Steelers contacting the Saints as a \u201ccheck in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Steelers would love to acquire a player of Olave\u2019s talents, but the two sides must be interested in this,\u201d\u00a0Farabaugh wrote. \u201cIn addition, these due diligence calls to \u2018check in\u2019 happen all the time across the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not surprising that the reports from Crowley and Saunders sent Steelers Nation into an uproar. Stories about a team inquiring about a star always do around the league.<\/p>\n<p>But Farabaugh\u2019s point is it happens regularly. Often times, it leads to nothing.<\/p>\n<p>A decent comparison for NFL fans to understand might be how trading in fantasy football works. One fantasy football player might ask about a player, but that doesn\u2019t mean a deal is anywhere close.<\/p>\n<p>It also doesn\u2019t mean both sides are interested in discussing a potential trade.<\/p>\n<p>One could argue the Saints appearing uninterested in dealing Olave is really the bad news the Steelers received this weekend \u2014 not the trade compensation. Farabaugh portrayed the Saints as not motivated to move on from Olave this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Olave has suffered\u00a0four concussions in the NFL and five since beginning his college career. Because of his latest concussion, the receiver missed nine games.<\/p>\n<p>That, along with the lack of a competitive roster, are the reasons the Saints could be interested in an Olave trade. But the team could also easily view him as a roster building block going forward.<\/p>\n<p>The receiver is not a free agent next year either. Olave\u2019s fifth-year option\u00a0will prevent him from reaching the open market until 2027.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers WR Depth Entering 2025 Offseason Workouts<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers were linked to just about every available wide receiver last year and early this offseason until trading for\u00a0DK Metcalf. But those wideout rumors in Pittsburgh have resumed since the team traded\u00a0George Pickens.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers dealt\u00a0Pickens to the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys for 2026 and 2027 draft compensation. They didn\u2019t receive anything to help their current roster.<\/p>\n<p>That means the Steelers will enter offseason workouts with Metcalf as their only trusted outside receiver.\u00a0Calvin Austin III\u00a0emerged as a quality receiver last year, but he\u2019s likely best suited in the slot.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran\u00a0Robert Woods\u00a0could start opposite Pickens on the outside. Woods\u00a0turned\u00a033 years old in April and had only 20 catches last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers also have receivers\u00a0Roman Wilson,\u00a0Scott Miller,\u00a0Ben Skowronek,\u00a0Lance McCutcheon,\u00a0Brandon Johnson,\u00a0Roc Taylor\u00a0and\u00a0Ke\u2019Shawn Williams\u00a0on their 90-man roster. Wilson was a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft but played just one game as a rookie because of injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Penn Live&#8217;s Nick Farabaugh reported what it could cost for the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade for wide receiver Chris Olave. 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