The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers are going to try to use the 2025 off-season to improve their rosters from playoff contenders to Super Bowl contenders. Green Bay went 11-6 last season, but unfortunately ended their season on a three game losing streak. That included their wild card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Steelers seem to be in a constant state of making the playoffs but not making any type of run after that. Since 2017, Pittsburgh has made the playoffs five times, but have recorded a single post-season win.
This off-season, the two teams could be in business together.
Packers – Steelers Suddenly At The Center Of Widespread Trade Speculation
According to Cody Williams of FanSided:
If trade buzz in the NFL has taught us anything over the years — even as the league has become seemingly more open to big-name player movement — it’s that nothing is guaranteed. So when NFL.com’s Adam Rank suggested some high-profiled players who “SHOULD” be traded this offseason, you can only rule it out but so much while also not remotely taking it as a certainty.
Yet, if you’re a Packers fan, it’s impossible not to dream on the possibility that Rank suggested for Green Bay, namely Gutekunst relieving the Pittsburgh Steelers of a revolving headache known more commonly as George Pickens. Rank noted the Steelers’ innate ability to move on from mercurial receivers before there is too much trouble but heavily suggested the Packers would be the ideal landing spot for Pickens and the team alike.
“Here’s another young receiver who could fetch a nice price from a trading partner seeking a true No. 1 pass-catching option. (Right, Green Bay?) Pickens has been inconsistent, but the Steelers have also trotted out a wide assortment of quarterbacks during his first three seasons in the NFL. Having him as the top target for, say, Jordan Love would be huge for Matt LaFleur’s Packers offense. The Steelers also get a chance to avoid an uncomfortable conversation with Pickens when the 2022 second-round pick’s contract is up at the end of the 2025 season.”
Here is a look at Picken’s career numbers:
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 21 | PIT | NFL | WR | 17 | 12 | 84 | 52 | 801 | 15.4 | 4 | 38 | 48.8 | 42 | 3.1 | 47.1 | 61.9 | 9.5 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 | 22 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 55 | 15.0 | 825 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 22 | PIT | NFL | WR | 17 | 16 | 106 | 63 | 1140 | 18.1 | 5 | 42 | 50.9 | 86 | 3.7 | 67.1 | 59.4 | 10.8 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 16 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 66 | 17.5 | 1158 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 23 | PIT | NFL | WR | 14 | 12 | 103 | 59 | 900 | 15.3 | 3 | 37 | 44.7 | 44 | 4.2 | 64.3 | 57.3 | 8.7 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 | -3.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 61 | 14.7 | 894 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 Yrs | 48 | 40 | 293 | 174 | 2841 | 16.3 | 12 | 117 | 48.1 | 86 | 3.6 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 9.7 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 62.5 | 22 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 182 | 15.8 | 2877 | 13 | 4 | 25 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 14 | 104 | 62 | 1006 | 16.3 | 4 | 41 | 48.1 | 86 | 3.6 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 9.7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 62.5 | 22 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 64 | 5.6 | 1019 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||||
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