{"id":50932,"date":"2025-05-25T02:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T02:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50932"},"modified":"2025-05-25T02:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T02:12:49","slug":"breaking-steelers-urged-to-make-trade-for-big-arm-qb-as-final-offseason-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50932","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Urged to Make Trade for \u2018Big Arm\u2019 QB as Final Offseason Move.."},"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-2185261454-3.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-2185261454-3.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185261454-3.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185261454-3.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Mike Tomlin\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1109\" data-img-load-time=\"1803\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Bleacher Report&#8217;s Moe Morton argued Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers should acquire Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0only make one more acquisition this offseason, just about everybody would say it should be for a quarterback. But one Bleacher Report writer argued\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0shouldn\u2019t necessarily be the target.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, BR\u2019s Moe Moton named a trade for\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Will Levis as the final offseason move the Steelers should make.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of Aaron Rodgers\u2019 decision to play for the Steelers or retire, Pittsburgh should offer a fourth-round pick for Levis. Rodgers will turn 42 in December. At this point, he\u2019s a year-to-year player. Levis has two years left on his rookie deal,\u201d\u00a0wrote Moton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Steelers finish the 2025 season with a mediocre record and Rodgers only sticks around for one year, they would at least have an experienced young starter in Levis, whom they can develop for the long term. In seven seasons, Mason Rudolph has been a game manager. At 25, Levis, with his big arm and mobility, has far more upside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Titans drafted Levis at No. 33 overall in the second round of\u00a0the 2023 NFL Draft. That made him the very first pick of Day 2 that year.<\/p>\n<p>In two seasons,\u00a0Levis has posted\u00a0a 5-16 record as a starter with a 61% completion percentage and 7 yards per pass. He\u2019s also thrown 21 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in 21 games.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans drafted Cam Ward at No. 1 overall in\u00a0the 2025 NFL Draft. Ward is expected to start in front of Levis for Tennessee this season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why Will Levis Could Fit With Steelers<\/h2>\n<p>Levis came into the NFL as a borderline first-round pick. Fittingly, he was just one selection away from being a first-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>The traits Moton described in Levis \u2014 his big arm and mobility \u2014 were main reasons why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLevis is one of the most physically gifted quarterbacks in the draft, but there are warts in his game that might not be easily corrected. He has prototypical size and experience operating in a pro-style passing attack,\u201d\u00a0NFL.com\u2019s Lance Zierlein wrote\u00a0during the 2023 draft process. \u201cHe\u2019s an athletic passer, with the ability to zip off-platform throws with plus velocity from a compact release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLevis\u2019 talent is well worth an investment, but could require a talented quarterback coach and a patient plan to tighten up his mechanics, rebuild his confidence and explore an offensive scheme that best suits him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith wasn\u2019t able to develop\u00a0Desmond Ridder\u00a0with the\u00a0Atlanta Falcons. But Smith maximized the talent of former first-rounder\u00a0Ryan Tannehill\u00a0when he was offensive coordinator with the Titans from 2019-20.<\/p>\n<p>As Moton explained, the Steelers don\u2019t have a lot of upside in\u00a0Mason Rudolph. Interestingly, Rudolph played with Levis in Tennessee last season, which could make Levis\u2019 transition to Pittsburgh easier.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers selected Ohio State\u2019s\u00a0Will Howard in the sixth round this spring. While fans are excited about Howard, there\u2019s likely a reason he was a late Day 3 pick.<\/p>\n<p>Trading for Levis would give the Steelers a lot more raw talent behind center.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Unlikely to Sign Aaron Rodgers &amp; Trade for Levis<\/h2>\n<p>Trading for Levis is an intriguing alternative to Rodgers if winning in 2025 isn\u2019t Pittsburgh\u2019s main priority. But interestingly, Moton suggested Pittsburgh could add Levis even if they sign Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s unlikely to happen for a couple reasons. First, the Steelers aren\u2019t going to want to carry four quarterbacks on their active roster. Pittsburgh already has Rudolph and Howard. Both are pretty much guaranteed to make the regular season roster.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback\u00a0Skylar Thompson\u00a0is also on the team\u2019s offseason roster, but his place with the team is a lot less secure.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, if the Steelers trade for Levis, they shouldn\u2019t wait until 2026 to see if he can play better in Pittsburgh than he did in Tennessee. The Steelers should be motivated to have him compete with Rudolph and Howard for the starting job immediately.<\/p>\n<p>If in that scenario none of those three quarterbacks emerged as a quality long-time starter, then the Steelers could target a signal-caller early in the 2026 draft.<\/p>\n<p>The likelihood the Steelers trade for Levis isn\u2019t very high, but it\u2019s possible. The potential the Steelers sign Rodgers and trade for the Titans quarterback is probably close to zero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Bleacher Report&#8217;s Moe Morton argued Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers should acquire Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis. 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