Steelers May Immediately Pursue One Of Aaron Rodgers' Former Targets To Boost Offense

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently constructing the team's final roster for the 2025 season, which is one of the toughest things to do for every organization throughout the NFL. Players on the edge of rosters are traded from team to team, while other players are waived where teams will then have the option to pick them up on the waiver wire. The Steelers will have a chance to do this, but it will be interesting to see what positions the franchise prioritizes before the start of the regular season. Wide receiver is a spot fans want to see upgraded, but the organization could also use some added depth on both sides of the trenches.

Many players were released on Monday and Tuesday, and there are a ton the Steelers could consider picking up. However, there is an intriguing name available at wide receiver after Tuesday's news. The New York Jets released Malachi Corley, who was a wide receiver the organization drafted in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Steelers showed some interest in him during the pre-draft process, but didn't have the change to pick him in the third round. Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports was the first to report the news.

There was a ton of potential for Corley coming out of college. He played at Western Kentucky, and over four seasons, he caught 259 passes for over 3,000 yards and 29 touchdowns. His production was consistent, but he had some trouble transitioning to the NFL. It doesn't help that he went to a dysfunctional organization like the Jets, and a part of his release is the fact that a new regime came in and took over. The guys who drafted Corley are no longer there.

An obvious connection between Corley and the Steelers is at quarterback with Aaron Rodgers. It was reported that Rodgers wanted the Jets to draft Corley back in 2024, which probably played a factor in the organization doing so. He has some familiarity with the young receiver, and that could lead to him swaying Pittsburgh into bringing him in.

Rodgers liked Corley, and Pittsburgh had interest in him prior to the 2024 NFL Draft. Both of those are reasons the organization may submit a waiver claim for him. He had a rough rookie season in 2024 as he struggled to even make it onto the football field, but a change of scenery and a new organization could play a role in helping him improve.

Steelers May Need To Luck Into Landing Malachi Corley If The Organization Wants Him

Until the first three weeks of the regular season are over with, the waiver wire goes in the order of the 2025 NFL Draft. After the first three weeks of the regular season, it changes to the current standings in the NFL. So, currently, Pittsburgh has the 21st priority on the waiver wire. That means the 20 teams in front of them can submit a claim for Corley, or any other player Pittsburgh may be interested in on the first claim. That cycle will then repeat itself, and that is how waived players end up on new rosters. Corley still has potential, and one of the 20 teams in front of Pittsburgh could try to grab him.

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