Steelers Rank As Top Landing Spot for $100 Million Dallas Cowboys Ex originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have Aaron Rodgers and they have DK Metcalf and after that?
With their trade-away of George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys, it can be argued that they need more than just a body to complete their receivers room.
Maybe somebody in the group of Calvin Austin and Robert Woods and Roman Wilson will jump out as the candidate to join Metcalf?
Or maybe, as folks continue to push, maybe Amari Cooper is the answer.
Cooper has got critics who think he’s “done.” And Cooper is on the open market for a reason, still, after a rough go with the Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills last season … and of course, after he was famously trade-dumped by the Dallas Cowboys before that.
His problem, as they termed it in Dallas, is “shrinkage.” Amari – while being a five-time Pro Bowler – does not consistently find ways to come up big in big moments. Nor, by reputation, does he fight through adversity, including minor injuries.
But still … that push just won’t stop.
From SportsCasting’s Dan Girolamo’s list of potential landing spots for Cooper …
“Outside of Metcalf, the Steelers’ receiving corps is average at best. Robert Woods, Calvin Austin III, Roman Wilson, Scotty Miller, and Ben Skowronek will be in the running for snaps. If Cooper signs with the Steelers, he’d immediately be in the mix to be the No. 2 receiver behind Metcalf.”
“In the mix”? Maybe. Is that what the Steelers need? Someone who was once a $100 million receiver but who now – by the writer’s own admission – only projects to be “in the mix” with the likes of Ben Skowronek and Scotty Miller?
Cooper is almost 31 years old. If he signed anywhere – and it’s telling that he hasn’t – it’ll be his fourth team in four years.
He had the worst year of his career in 2024, as he posted career lows in catches (44), yards (547), and touchdowns (four) and struggled to find snaps with Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills, who essentially benched him when the going got rough in playoffs.
The Steelers need help. They don’t need “in the mix.”
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.