The Pittsburgh Steelers are trading for Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., according to a report by NFL Network.
Pittman will come to the Steelers in a deal that includes only a swap of day three picks with the Colts. He is entering the final season of his contract and is owed $24 million in 2026.
Pittman became available after the Colts signed fellow receiver Alec Piece to a long-term contract extension earlier in the day on Monday. With quarterback Daniel Jones currently hit with a transition tag, that set up a salary cap logjam that the Colts were able to alleviate by trading Pittman to the Steelers. He will cause the Colts to incur a $5 million dead cap hit.
Pittman, 28, was the second-round pick of the Colts in the 2020 NFL Draft out of USC. He has spent all six of his NFL season in Indianapolis, recording 5,254 career yards.
The Colts used him primarily as an outside receiver, with him spending 74.1% of his career snaps lined up there, as compared to 25.1% in the slot, per Pro Football Focus.
Pittman has been productive despite a massively unsettled quarterback situation in Indianapolis during his time with the Colts. His most productive season came in 2023, when he caught 109 passes for 1,152 yards and four touchdowns.
The Steelers have been searching for two straight offseasons for a second wide receiver, and now have finally landed one, as they will be able to pair Pittman with DK Metcalf , and could still address wide receiver early in the 2026 NFL Draft.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Breaking: Steelers Finally Get Their WR2, Trade for Colts' Michael Pittman
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