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Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers could be on the trade block with the team off to a 2-4 start, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. The NFL trade deadline is on Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. ET.
Meyers is in the final year of his contract, he’s making $10.5 million this season. It seems clear that Meyers won’t help the Raiders win anything at this point.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 2 wide receiver situation is still unsolved. They’ve been looking to bolster the position since last offseason. Calvin Austin III has showed some promise, but Meyers would be an upgrade.
Meyers, who requested a trade in August as he seeks a contract extension, is not planning to back down any time soon.
“I asked. They said, ‘No.’ That’s where that stopped,” Meyers said in August, via Nick Walters of KTNV. “For me, it don’t stop. I’m still pushing to take care of my family every day. So if it stops for them, I’m gonna have to bring it back up or something. For me, it ain’t dead yet. I’m gonna keep fighting.”
Meyers had a career-best season in 2024, recording 87 catches for 1,027 yards and four touchdowns. In six games this season, he has hauled in 29 passes for 329 yards.
That type of production would be a fitting pairing with wide receiver DK Metcalf in the Steelers’ offense.
Meyers doesn’t have a specific destination he’s looking to be traded to, either.
“It’s a job,” Meyers said. “At the end of the day, I’m happy to be doing my job with my boys, but I could be happy anywhere.”
Pittsburgh did already give Metcalf a massive, five-year, $150 million contract after acquiring him from the Seattle Seahawks this offseason, but Meyers won’t demand that type of money.
Meyers could just prove to be the Steelers missing piece on offense. The only questions is: Can they find a way to pry him out of Las Vegas?
“I really don’t know where it’s gonna go,” Meyers said. “But like I said, I’m ready to go if you want me to go, I’m ready if you need me to play.”
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Raiders Star WR Could Be on Steelers’ Radar with Trade Deadline Approaching
