The Pittsburgh Steelers have a few remaining holes to address on their roster following their strong performance in the 2024 NFL Draft. Despite drafting Roman Wilson out of Michigan in the third round, the Steelers could sign a free-agent wide receiver to complete their receiver room. Currently, there is not much talent behind George Pickens and Wilson in the position.
One free-agent wide receiver who has been linked to the Steelers this offseason is Tyler Boyd. Pittsburgh reportedly tried negotiating a deal with Boyd, but the two sides could not come to a contract agreement. With Boyd still on the market, the Steelers should still be doing their due diligence. However, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Boyd visited with the Los Angeles Chargers and is expected to meet with the Tennessee Titans as well.
Free agent wide receiver Tyler Boyd was in Los Angeles this week to meet with the #Chargers and will also head to the #Titans later this week, per source,
Market should heat up for Boyd, who has 513 catches for 6,000 yards over eight seasons in Cincinnati. pic.twitter.com/7bMUcM89KK
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) May 1, 2024
Potential Steelers Target Tyler Boyd Meets With Other Teams
After drafting Wilson, the Steelers may no longer be interested in Boyd’s services. While he can play outside, Wilson is most likely going to get most of his playing time in the slot. Boyd is predominantly a slot wide receiver, so he or Wilson would need to play out of position to coexist. Pittsburgh seems more interested in acquiring an outside wide receiver.
However, given the lack of talent in their wide receiver room, the Steelers shouldn’t completely rule out Boyd as a free-agent target. Even if Boyd or Wilson had to play out of their preferred position, they would still likely be more productive than any non-Pickens wide receiver currently on the team. For example, either Roman Wilson or Tyler Boyd outside and the other in the slot is a better duo than one of them in the slot and Van Jefferson is the number two target on the outside. However, it seems to be a moot point, as Boyd is meeting with other teams and never advanced very far in contract talks with the Steelers.
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