{"id":236737,"date":"2025-06-15T13:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=236737"},"modified":"2025-06-14T12:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T16:39:29","slug":"chargers-saints-could-steal-potential-steelers-free-agent-target-nelson-agholor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/06\/15\/chargers-saints-could-steal-potential-steelers-free-agent-target-nelson-agholor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers, Saints Could Steal Potential Steelers Free Agent Target"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite trading for DK Metcalf<\/a> this offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers are still in dire need of a true WR2 and could target wide receiver Nelson Agholor. Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports believes<\/a> the Steelers will sign another weapon for Aaron Rodgers<\/a>‘ offense before the preseason starts. He put together a list of available free agents, and interestingly, Agholor is one of the top candidates to fill the hole for the receiver depth chart. While they need a solid WR2, it’s easy to see why Agholor could be a fit for the Steelers offense since he’ll be a low-risk, mild-reward type of deal.<\/p>\n

He’s not going to be the long-term insurance for the Steelers, but he could be a solid pass-catcher behind at least Roman Wilson and Calvin Austin<\/a>. There are a lot of rumors that Austin might be the WR2 for the Steelers, and maybe they might not need a wide receiver, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Agholor isn’t the same prime-time wideout anymore, and he isn’t going to change a roster’s pass-game drastically; however, he does provide some type of threat down the stretch, and his versatility could be a value. Originally selected in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, the former Super Bowl champion could be enough to earn a one-year contract to help stabilize the receiver group that consists of Robert Woods, Scotty Miller, Austin and Wilson.<\/p>\n

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Nov 3, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Patrick Ricard (42) celebrates his third quarter touchdown against the Denver Broncos with wide receiver Nelson Agholor (15) and tackle Ronnie Stanley (79) at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chargers, Saints Could Steal Potential Steelers Free Agent Target Nelson Agholor<\/h2>\n

More Weapons for Herbert<\/h3>\n

While the Los Angeles Chargers are looking for a difference maker in this unproven wide receiver unit, they wouldn’t lose anything if they sign Agholor. Between Quentin Johnston, Mike Williams and Tre Harris, 2024 draft pick Ladd McConkey<\/a> is the only set of reliable hands in this roster after having an impressive rookie season. He shows a lot of promise, but the biggest question will be whether he can replicate that into this upcoming campaign. Harris is untested and Williams is washed up<\/a>, so Herbert needs some type of new life, and it wouldn’t hurt to stack up one more weapon to enhance the pass game.<\/p>\n

Even though Johnston is still entering the third year of his NFL career, the clock will likely be ticking for him to make an impact. Despite signing Tyler Conklin<\/a> to salvage the aerial attack, they need to add some power to the receiver unit, too. Agholor won’t be a dynamic player for Jim Harbaugh’s offense, but he should provide some insurance and be another body for Herbert to continue throwing it down the field.<\/p>\n

Bolstering New Orleans<\/h3>\n

Meanwhile, just because the Saints have an inadequate quarterback room, it doesn’t mean they can’t keep upgrading the receiver department. General Manager Mickey Loomis refuses to rebuild<\/a>, so this means the team signing Agholor to a potential deal makes sense. This is why they got Brandin Cooks back this offseason; they want to stack veterans in the backend of the depth chart to help Tyler Shough or Spencer Rattler have experienced playmakers.<\/p>\n

This isn’t to say they’ll take the jobs of Rashid Shaheed and Chris Olave<\/a>, but Agholor could be a solid WR4 behind Cooks to be a capable slot receiver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One veteran free agent could return and join the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he could start receiving interest from other teams too. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":236738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10,18,28,9],"tags":[7723,7642,8995,4871,7429,1670,1438,7752,7366,10104,7638,7659],"class_list":["post-236737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","category-chargers","category-saints","category-steelers","tag-baltimore-ravens-news","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chris-olave","tag-dk-metcalf","tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","tag-mike-williams","tag-nelson-agholor","tag-new-orleans-saints-news","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-news","tag-rashid-shaheed","tag-ravens-featured","tag-saints-featured"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236737"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236743,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236737\/revisions\/236743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}