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Steelers Rumored to Have Called About Trading for Wide Receiver Coming Off of 114-Yard Week

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By John Vaccaro | Last updated Oct 9, 2025 5:09 PM ET

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the market for an upgrade to their wide receiver corps
They are rumored to have called the New Orleans Saints to gauge their interest in trading Rashid Shaheed
Shaheed is coming off of a game where he made four catches for 114-yards and a touchdown

The Pittsburgh Steelers were active in the trade market this past offseason.

They were part of three of the NFL’s biggest trades following the 2024 season.

First they traded away George Pickens. Then they dealt a second-round pick to replace him with DK Metcalf. Finally they rounded things out by trading Minkah Fitzpatrick and a fifth-rounder to get Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith.

Now the NFL’s trade market is starting to heat up with less than a month until this year’s trade deadline.

With the Steelers currently leading their division and looking like they have their best chance in years to end a lengthy stretch without a playoff win, they should be one of the teams actively pursuing a trade in the coming weeks.

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It seems they may be getting an early start on trying to fix one of their biggest weaknesses.

According to 93.7 The Fan’s Andrew Filliponi, the Steelers reached out to the New Orleans Saints to gauge their interest in potentially trading Rashid Shaheed.

Source: The Steelers reached out to the Saints during the bye week to take their temperature on WR Rashid Shaheed. Who will be a FA at the end of the year. Big play WR and return man. Trades are being made in the NFL left and right. pic.twitter.com/ewySsH1gbP
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) October 9, 2025

After going undrafted in 2022, Shaheed signed with the Saints. In his second year with the team, he had a breakout campaign, making 46 catches for 719 yards and five touchdowns while also earning himself All-Pro honors on special teams.

He was expected to have even bigger things ahead in 2024 and got off to a solid start. In the first six games of the season, Shaheed made 20 catches for 349 yards and three TDs, but his season was cut short by an injury.

Shaheed is currently coming off of a very strong performance. This past weekend he brought in four catches for 114 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown. That brought his totals for the year up to 22 catches for 288 yards and a pair of TDs.

Shaheed would certainly make the Steelers’ offense more dangerous with his ability as a big-play threat. However, there are probably better fits out there, including one on his own team in Chris Olave.

The Steelers’ need for somebody they can depend on to win in the shorter and intermediate areas with their route running isn’t anything new. It’s why they were like to Brandon Aiyuk for months last year.

Trading for Shaheed wouldn’t give them that.

With a career average of 15.9 yards per catch and n average depth of target of 14.1 yards, he’s at his best in similar areas to Metcalf. The Steelers’ WR1 averaged 14.4 yards per catch and had an ADOT of 12.7 yards with the Seahawks.

His ADOT has come way down to just 6.4 yards with the Steelers. A more technical option could get Metcalf back to doing damage with deeper routes.

If Shaheed ends up as the best option actually available for trade, then he’d be worth a look for the Steelers. They really need to upgrade at WR2 if they’re going to compete with the top of the league.

There could just be some better options out there for them who are worth looking at first.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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