Welcome to the terrible take a daily segment telling Steelers nation what's on our mind.

I'm Alex Kazora. The wide receiver topic of the 2024 off season is what wide receiver

the Steelers find to play opposite George

Pickens. The wide-receiver topic of the 2025 off-season might be do the Steelers

pay George Pickens. If you haven't noticed the wide receiver market

has exploded this off season. The Lions Amon Ross St. Brown and Eagles A.J. Brown each

cashed in at or over $30 million per year.

Houston's Nico Collins got nearly $25 million,

Phillies the Vonto Smith exactly that,

while Miami's Jeline Wattle came just under 30 million,

keeping him below Tyree Kill, who sits right at that figure.

That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Receiver set to be paid the rest of the off season include Justin Jefferson, C. D. Lamb,

Jamart Chase, and Brandon I. Yewk. T. Higgins should also cash in next

off season. All that means dollar signs for Pickens if of course he has an impressive

2024 but assume he catches say 70 passes 1,200 yards and 6 touchdowns. He'll be eligible for an extension for the first time

next year and you can bet he'll be looking for that deal and potentially top some of the

names I just rattled off. That's how the market works. As the cap goes up and as players get paid, everyone

is trying to top the last guy. No, Pickens will not be the league's highest paid receiver,

but 30 million per year is a plausible figure and that's

without even considering potential structure and guarantee issues

without Pittsburgh typically does their deals. Would Pittsburgh do it? It sounds like a lot and it is, but that's

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