The Pittsburgh Steelers still have a few holes that can be filled with cheap, veteran free agents. Wide receiver, quarterback, and defensive tackle are all positions that, if the 2025 regular season began today, could be the Steelers’ undoing. Here are three veterans the Steel City should target as soon as possible.

Wide receiver Amari Cooper

The arrival of WR DK Metcalf was an incredible move pulled off by the Pittsburgh Steelers to revamp their wide receiver room—but it wasn’t enough to instill confidence in the offense. With star WR George Pickens potentially on the trade block, the Black and Gold could use the veteran presence of former Bills WR Amari Cooper. Cooper, at 30 years old, could still have some fantastic football left in the tank—his six 1,000-yard receiving seasons speak for themselves.

Quarterback Joe Flacco

As Aaron Rodgers continues to take the Steel City faithful on more twists and turns every day, the Pittsburgh Steelers may have no choice but to roll with QB Mason Rudolph as the starting quarterback for the 2025 season. With Russell Wilson likely out the door, and Rodgers potentially shooting himself in the foot with this waiting game, former Ravens QB Joe Flacco may be the perfect backup for Rudolph. Many stomachs may turn at the thought of Flacco donning the Black and Gold, but it has to be better than rolling out QB Skylar Thompson behind Rudolph in 2025—right?

Defensive tackle Calais Campbell

The recent signings and re-signings of DTs Isaiahh Loudermilk, Daniel Ekuale, and Esezi Otomewo were fantastic for depth—but the quality of the 2025 defensive line remains uncertain. Signing the 38-year-old, six-time Pro Bowler and former Jaguars All-Pro DT Calais Campbell would not only give the Pittsburgh Steelers a more solid defensive lineman for the 2025 season—it also gives the team a short-term backup plan if the NFL Draft doesn’t go their way.

Russell Wilson’s chances of remaining with the Pittsburgh Steelers were already slim, but they may have now fully evaporated.

Amidst the news that Aaron Rodgers was in town for a visit, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero exclaimed that he doesn’t see any sort of path towards a reunion between Pittsburgh and Wilson.

“Nothing shocks me, but I would be very surprised if Russell Wilson, under any circumstances, is back in Pittsburgh,” Pelissero said on the “Rich Eisen Show”.

When it became clear that the Steelers coveted Justin Fields, who ended up with the New York Jets, over Wilson early in the offseason, the writing was on the wall for the latter’s eventual departure.

Though he remains on the open market, the New York Giants or perhaps even the Cleveland Browns, both of whom he’s met with, profile as far more probable landing spots for the 36-year-old.

Wilson signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh last March following his release from the Denver Broncos. A calf injury held him out through Week 6 of the regular season, though he led the team to a 6-1 record in his first seven starts upon returning.

As Steelers fans know all too well, however, they finished the year on a five-game losing streak that doomed Wilson’s prospects of ever donning the black and gold again.

The organization has championed Rodgers as their top quarterback option with Fields off the board, and Pelissero believes Wilson is at the bottom of the pecking order in that regard.

“They’re now making clear they would like to sign Aaron Rodgers over Russell Wilson,” Pelissero said. “He is no better, and maybe even lower, than their third choice.”

Wilson would likely choose to stay in Pittsburgh if he had his way, but it’s become obvious that the franchise doesn’t share those feelings.

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