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Insider Floats Steelers, Garrett Wilson Trade Possibility
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have been on the hunt for wide receiver help since dealing Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers during the offseason. While the trade landed them Donte Jackson, they still are without a second elite option at the position.
Jonathan Jones, an NFL analyst for CBS Sports, made his case for why Garrett Wilson should be a trade option for the Steelers on his show The Other Pregame Show.
“In this extremely hypothetical situation, I’m looking at a Garrett Wilson who says, you can’t have a newcomer come in and steal the show,” Jones said. “But that maybe is what Davante Adams has done with the New York Jets. Maybe I’m feeling a little devalued. Maybe I’m feeling a little under-appreciated. I’m gonna try to force my way out. And oh, to where, how about the Pittsburgh Steelers? How about a place Omar Khan, the general manager there, has been looking for so long at getting another wide receiver to complement George Pickens. Do you see how good George Pickens looked last week when Russ was cooking? Now just get him a compliment.”
It is possible that Wilson is looking for a way out of New York following the Davante Adams move that took much of the spotlight off of him. It is unlikely, however, that the Steelers would be willing to either part with significant draft capital or current players on their roster. The only part of the team that seems deep enough that you could part with players that could return someone like Wilson is the linebacker room. It seems quite unlikely they’d do anything to weaken that room, however, and fans would be furious.
While the move could help the Steelers substantially at a position of need, it seems quite unlikely that they would be willing to part with anyone significant in order to land a big name such as Wilson.
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit has started to install its ReadyFare vending machines as the agency prepares to roll out its new fare payment system.
PRT said it’s working to roll out its new ReadyFare system and has started to install the new machine at some of its light-rail stations.
The new machines recently were installed at PRT’s Gateway station in Downtown Pittsburgh.
PRT said that as it prepares to roll out the new system, current ConnectCard holders will receive a card in the mail with instructions on how to request a ReadyFare card.
The new ReadyFare cards will be able to be purchased at the new machines for $1.
PRT said that riders will be able to transfer any balances they have on a ConnectCard to the new ReadyFare cards using an online balance transfer form.
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About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
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