Top Free Agent Wide Receiver Off Market for Steelers

One of the top free agent wide receivers left on the market, Michael Gallup, is heading to the Las Vegas Raiders on a one-year, $3 million deal, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. That takes at least one option for the Steelers off the board as they look for one more wide receiver.

Gallup was released by the Dallas Cowboys in March. He had been due $9.5 million in salary and roster bonuses this season. The 2018 third-round pick out of Colorado had spent his entire career with the Cowboys. Gallup has been very consistently available, playing in fewer than 14 games just once in his six-year NFL career. His career average of 14.1 yards per catch is a nice fit for what Arthur Smith is looking to do by moving the ball down the field in big chunks.

Gallup has had the benefit of playing next to CeeDee Lamb and had Dak Prescott throwing him the ball the last few years, and saw his production wane, anyway. In the last two seasons, Gallup has caught 39 and 34 passes for 424 and 418 yards and a total of six touchdowns.

The Steelers are reportedly in hot pursuit of a significant playmaker and close to landing someone, Bryant McFadden said on Monday. The Steelers have been in the market for a wide receiver since trading Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers in March. They’ve struck out on free agent Mike Williams and have hit an impasse with Tyler Boyd, missing Williams, who signed with the Jets. The Steelers have also kicked the tires on San Francisco star Brandon Aiyuk, who the 49ers insist they are not trading. But Courtland Sutton might be the most intriguing of the options for who this could be. The Steelers seem close to making a move of some sort, and they have needs at both slot cornerback and wide receiver, so the move is likely coming from one of those two positions.