{"id":102378,"date":"2025-10-03T14:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102378"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:16:37","slug":"steelers-blockbuster-trade-for-veteran-receiver-set-to-ignite-offensive-firestorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102378","title":{"rendered":"Steelers&#8217; Blockbuster Trade for Veteran Receiver Set to Ignite Offensive Firestorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2188465652-e1759496524906.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2188465652-e1759496524906.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2188465652-e1759496524906.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2188465652-e1759496524906.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Steelers Predicted to Trade For Veteran Receiver to Bolster Offense\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Steelers predicted to acquire Tim Patrick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently atop the AFC North and could be active ahead of the trade deadline to bolster their lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers could look to upgrade their offense and add another receiver, especially with Calvin Austin III dealing with an injury. With that, NFL insider Matt Verderame of SI predicts the Steelers will trade a seventh-round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Tim Patrick.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Patrick became an essential piece for the Lions after two years on the sideline with a torn ACL and torn Achilles,\u201d Verderame wrote. \u201cHowever, in Detroit, Patrick played in 16 games, making 33 catches for 394 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_iy2rn8dck\">\u201cThis season, though, has been different,\u201d Verderame added. \u201cPatrick is in Jacksonville and behind Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington and rookie Travis Hunter, playing only 22% of the snaps (59% in 2024). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh needs a complement to DK Metcalf. Beyond him, the Steelers\u2019 leading receiver is Calvin Austin III, with 10 catches for 139 yards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_iy2rn8dck\">Patrick signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Jaguars this offseason after spending the 2024 season with the Detroit Lions.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_iy2rn8dck\">With the Lions, Patrick became a nice secondary receiver, as he recorded 33 receptions for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns. His career year was in 2020 with the Denver Broncos, when he recorded 79 receptions for 742 yards and 6 touchdowns. In his NFL career, Patrick has recorded 178 receptions, 2,418 yards, and 15 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_iy2rn8dck\">Patrick would add some depth to the receiver room behind DK Metcalf and Austin III.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_iy2rn8dck\">Steelers Get Positive Injury Update on Austin III<\/h2>\n<p>Pittsburgh\u2019s receiver room took a hit when Austin III suffered an injury.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, it was rumored that Austin III could be out for several weeks. However, Steelers NFL insider Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reported that Austin III\u2019s injury isn\u2019t as bad as first thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cX-rays on Calvin Austin III\u2019s shoulder came back negative, according to a league source, which is good news. I do not know yet if he\u2019ll miss time with injury or not,\u201d DeFabo wrote. \u201cIf he does, this could be Wilson\u2019s best chance to prove that he deserves a bigger piece of the pie moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin III suffered a shoulder injury after landing hard on his shoulder and went to the hospital to get checked out.<\/p>\n<p>With the Steelers on a bye week, perhaps Austin III could return to the field in Week 6 when Pittsburgh takes on the Cleveland Browns after beating the Minnesota Vikings in Dublin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Receivers Coach Praises \u2018Unselfish\u2019 Group<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers have a true No. 1 receiver in Metcalf, but after him, Pittsburgh has a receiver room by committee.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers receivers coach Zach Azzanni is proud of the group for being unselfish and not demanding the ball all the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese guys are just doing what they\u2019re asked to do, which is cool,\u201d said Azzanni. \u201cThe goal is to win football games. If they block 40 times, they block 40 times We throw 40 times, we throw 40 and none of them say a word. They\u2019re a very unselfish group. It\u2019s a really good room. So, I feel good about where they are\u2026 It\u2019s fun to go in the meeting room. No one\u2019s too prideful to take corrections. So, it\u2019s been a really good addition having him there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers entered the bye week with a 3-1 record and are atop the AFC North.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Shelton Cole Shelton covers the NHL and MLB for Heavy.com. He has covered pro and college sports since 2016, including bylines at BJ Penn, USA Today, SB Nation, Rotowire, Canadian Baseball Network and more. More about Cole Shelton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are predicted to trade for a veteran receiver midseason to help bolster the offense for a playoff push.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Steelers&#039; Blockbuster Trade for Veteran Receiver Set to Ignite Offensive Firestorm - NEWS USA<\/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:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102378\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Steelers&#039; 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