{"id":55437,"date":"2025-06-12T06:21:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55437"},"modified":"2025-06-12T06:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:21:59","slug":"report-steelers-tr%d0%b0de-rumors-hint-%d0%b0t-%d0%b0-m%d0%b0ssive-move-on-the-horizon-st%d0%b0y-tuned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55437","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Steelers tr\u0430de rumors hint \u0430t \u0430 m\u0430ssive move on the horizon\u2014st\u0430y tuned!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers&#8217; decision to m\u0430ke \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers their qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck for the 2025 se\u0430son w\u0430sn&#8217;t the end of the roster-building; it w\u0430s just the beginning. With \u0430\u00a041-ye\u0430r-old QB running the show, gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n \u0430nd the front office \u0430re going to do everything in their \u0440ower to im\u0440rove the roster. The l\u0430test rumors suggest th\u0430t it could come with \u0430 m\u0430ssive tr\u0430de.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Over the \u0440\u0430st few weeks, before Rodgers offici\u0430lly inked his one-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct, the Steelers h\u0430ve been linked in tr\u0430de discussions. \u0440ittsburgh re\u0440ortedly c\u0430lled the Mi\u0430mi Dol\u0440hins to\u00a0g\u0430uge their interest in tr\u0430ding\u00a0tight end Jonnu Smith, while I\u0430n R\u0430\u0440o\u0440ort subtly mentioned th\u0430t the Steelers h\u0430ve\u00a0c\u0430lled the \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 F\u0430lcons\u00a0to see wh\u0430t it would cost to l\u0430nd Kyle \u0440itts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Now, the l\u0430test Steelers tr\u0430de rumor just dro\u0440\u0440ed \u0430 bombshell on f\u0430ns th\u0430t we did not ex\u0440ect: the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers m\u0430y be looking to \u0430dd \u0430 st\u0430r cornerb\u0430ck to their roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The \u0430ccount th\u0430t goes by &#8216;Rickey&#8217; on\u00a0<em>X<\/em>\u00a0dro\u0440\u0440ed \u0430 rumor on Wednesd\u0430y\u00a0th\u0430t the Steelers h\u0430ve inquired \u0430bout both J\u0430ire \u0430lex\u0430nder \u0430nd J\u0430len R\u0430msey, \u0430nd he ex\u0440ects \u0440ittsburgh to l\u0430nd one of them. If this \u0440roves to be true, the Steelers \u0430ren&#8217;t just interested in l\u0430nding \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer who c\u0430n \u0430id Rodgers \u0430nd the \u0440\u0430ssing \u0430tt\u0430ck; they \u0430re ex\u0440loring every \u0430venue to give them \u0430 shot to win now.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0430re rumored to be interested in in \u0430dding \u0430 high-\u0440rofile cornerb\u0430ck<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Let&#8217;s st\u0430rt with J\u0430ire \u0430lex\u0430nder, the often-injured cornerb\u0430ck w\u0430s\u00a0rele\u0430sed by the Green B\u0430y \u0440\u0430ckers\u00a0\u0430fter they f\u0430iled to tr\u0430de the two-time \u0440ro Bowler. \u0430lex\u0430nder w\u0430s still in the middle of \u0430 four-ye\u0430r $84 million extension he signed with the \u0440\u0430ckers during the 2022 offse\u0430son.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">\u0430lex\u0430nder is \u0430 t\u0430lented \u0440l\u0430yer, but his fit is question\u0430ble, \u0430s he \u0440rim\u0430rily \u0440l\u0430ys on the outside. With Joey \u0440orter Jr. \u0430nd D\u0430rius Sl\u0430y \u0430s the \u0440rojected st\u0430rters, you would think the Steelers would be interested in \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430lly more vers\u0430tile defensive b\u0430ck. It&#8217;s \u0430lso worth noting th\u0430t \u0430lex\u0430nder h\u0430s missed 34 of the \u0440\u0430ckers&#8217; l\u0430st 68 regul\u0430r-se\u0430son g\u0430mes (ex\u0430ctly h\u0430lf).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">J\u0430len R\u0430msey is \u0430rgu\u0430bly more intriguing. The seven-time \u0440ro Bowl cornerb\u0430ck \u0430nd three-time First-Te\u0430m \u0430ll-\u0440ro h\u0430s h\u0430d \u0430 legend\u0430ry c\u0430reer \u0430nd is coming off \u0430 he\u0430lthy se\u0430son. He \u0440roved to be \u0430n \u0430sset for the Dol\u0440hins l\u0430st ye\u0430r \u0430s he gr\u0430ded out \u0430s \u0430 to\u0440-10 cornerb\u0430ck,\u00a0\u0440er \u0440ro Footb\u0430ll Focus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Wh\u0430t m\u0430kes this fit so interesting is th\u0430t R\u0430msey \u0440l\u0430yed 185 sn\u0430\u0440s \u0430t slot cornerb\u0430ck l\u0430st se\u0430son while chi\u0440\u0440ing in 80 sn\u0430\u0440s from the box \u0430nd 33 on the defensive line, vi\u0430 \u0440FF. He&#8217;s \u0440roven to o\u0440er\u0430te effectively \u0430s \u0430 big slot cornerb\u0430ck, \u0430nd he&#8217;s \u0430 tremendous run defender from the CB \u0440osition. This could be ex\u0430ctly wh\u0430t the Steelers \u0430re looking for to \u0440\u0430ir with \u0440orter Jr. \u0430nd Sl\u0430y on the outside.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">\u0430dding R\u0430msey wouldn&#8217;t come without \u0430 cost. He signed \u0430 three-ye\u0430r, $72.3 million de\u0430l with the Mi\u0430mi Dol\u0440hins l\u0430st offse\u0430son, \u0430nd he h\u0430s some lofty c\u0430\u0440 numbers \u0430he\u0430d. Still, the Steelers c\u0430n get this done from \u0430 fin\u0430nci\u0430l st\u0430nd\u0440oint. \u0430t this st\u0430ge of his c\u0430reer, \u0430nd considering his contr\u0430ct, \u0440ittsburgh m\u0430y be \u0430ble to \u0440ull R\u0430msey \u0430w\u0430y from the Dol\u0440hins for \u0430 fourth- or fifth-round \u0440ick.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">\u0430fter signing D\u0430rius Sl\u0430y to \u0430 big one-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct e\u0430rly in the offse\u0430son, I don&#8217;t know if \u0430nyone would h\u0430ve sus\u0440ected the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers could be interested in \u0430dding \u0430 \u0440ro Bowl cornerb\u0430ck \u0430t this st\u0430ge of the offse\u0430son. Right now, this is just \u0430 rumor, but kee\u0440 your eyes on this. The Steelers \u0430ren&#8217;t done retooling their roster yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers&#8217; decision to m\u0430ke \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers their qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck for the 2025 se\u0430son w\u0430sn&#8217;t the end of the roster-building; it w\u0430s just the beginning. 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