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Steelers RB Starts Recruiting New WR

Cordarrelle Patterson has turned his attention to a new wideout for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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New York Jets wide receiver Mike Williams (18) gets up after receiving a pass over Tennessee Titans cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (13) during the fourth quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.
New York Jets wide receiver Mike Williams (18) gets up after receiving a pass over Tennessee Titans cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (13) during the fourth quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. | Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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PITTSBURGH -- The New York Jets have spent this season making continuous moves to try and save their 2-4 start. This morning, it was reported that the Jets traded for Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Devante Adams — another missed opportunity for the Pittsburgh Steelers to improve their wide receiver core this season.

The Jets already employ wide receiver Garrett Wilson, the Jets 10th overall pick in the 2022 draft, and long-time friend of quarterback Aaron Rodgers in Allen Lazard. After trading for Adams, Mike Williams, the Jets' third wide receiver, reportedly is available on the trade block.

Thirty minutes before the Jets' interest in trading Williams was reported, Steelers running back Cordarrelle Patterson took to X to try to recruit Williams to Pittsburgh.

This isn't the first time Patterson has expressed his interest in the Steelers trading for a quality wide receiver. Earlier in the month, Patterson posted an edited picture of Adams in a Steelers jersey.

Williams enjoyed a productive seven-year career with the Los Angeles Chargers before signing with the Jets in the offseason. After only six games in New York, Williams could be in Pittsburgh. This season, Williams has 10 catches for 145 yards on 17 targets. While Williams was the clear third receiver in New York, the veteran wideout would come to Pittsburgh with a much greater opportunity.

The Steelers' leading pass catchers are wide receiver George Pickens with 26 catches for 363 yards, and tight end Pat Freiermuth with 22 catches for 194 yards and two touchdowns. Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III has 10 catches for 167 yards and a touchdown -- statistics similar to Williams. Williams would come in competing for the second wide receiver role and if Austin III were to win out, definitely the third.

The Steelers host the Jets on Sunday Night Football. If a trade for Williams occurred in the leadup to Sunday, Williams's first game in the black and gold would be against the team that just shipped him out of town. A Steelers win against the Jets could see important playoff implications if the Jets turn their season around and make a run at an AFC Wild-Card spot.

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Conor Hutchison
CONOR HUTCHISON

Conor is a writer for Steelers OnSI and Pitt OnSI. A Penn Hills native and Pitt student, Conor has been around Pittsburgh his whole life, inheriting everything but the accent. Graduating from Franklin Regional High School in 2022, Conor has spent the last three years learning sports journalism. As a senior at Pitt's College of Business Administration and the Honors College, Conor spends his free time playing pickup basketball and Wii Golf. If Conor isn’t at the Forbes Ave Primanti's on a game day off, something has gone wrong.

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