The Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans will both be in the market for a wide receiver this offseason.
The Steelers did an abysmal job improving their lackluster wide receivers room in 2025. Pittsburgh traded for DK Metcalf but then shipped off George Pickens and never adequately replaced him with a viable No. 2 option.
Meanwhile, the Titans need more help for Cam Ward. Tennessee might part ways with Calvin Ridley, who has been a massive disappointment, and that will leave the Titans depending on young receivers like Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike, and quite possibly another rookie via the 2026 NFL draft.
One of the hottest names on the free-agent market at wide receiver this year will be Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce, who Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox projects will land a four-year, $85 million contract in free agency.
Knox named both the Titans and Steelers as potential suitors for the explosive young wideout:
Teams looking for a big-play threat will be extremely high on the former second-round pick out of Cincinnati, whose next contract may surprise some folks.
Potential Suitors: Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans
Not only did Pierce have a career year with 1,003 yards and six scores, but he also once again cemented himself as one of the elite big-play threats at his position.
Over the last two seasons, Pierce has led the league in yards per reception, tallying 22.3 in 2024 and then 21.3 in 2025. That element of Pierce's game would certainly be welcomed by both Tennessee and Pittsburgh, both of whom need a field-stretcher.
But it remains to be seen if the Colts will actually let Pierce walk in free agency.
Pierce said he wants to remain in Indianapolis, and the Colts keeping quarterback Daniel Jones, which seems likely at this point, will play a big role in his desire to stay with the Colts.
General manager Chris Ballard also labeled re-signing Pierce a priority for the Colts this offseason.
Indianapolis is already paying significant money to Michael Pittman Jr., but we find it hard to believe the Colts will keep him, at least at his current salary. The veteran wideout is set to account for a $29 million cap hit in the final year of his deal.
If cut, the Colts would incur a dead-cap hit of $5 million while saving $24 million.
Pittman even sounds like someone who expects to be cut.
“I've been here for six years, it's been a good six," Pittman said. "I'm hoping it's not, but if this is my last, then I've really had a great time playing here.”
If the Colts cut Pittman, Pierce staying in Indianapolis becomes far more likely.
But if negotiations between Pierce and the Colts break down and he makes it to the open market, the Steelers and Titans will likely be among the most interested suitors in the NFL.
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