Michael Pittman Jr. é trocado para os Steelers antes da temporada de 2026

O Pittsburgh Steelers adquiriu o wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. do Indianapolis Colts nesta intertemporada. Analistas o destacaram como um potencial candidato a brilhar na temporada de 2026 da NFL.

O analista da CBS Sports, Tyler Sullivan, nomeou Pittman como uma possível estrela em ascensão. Pittman registrou 80 recepções para 784 jardas e sete touchdowns em 2025 com os Colts. Os Steelers negociaram por Pittman para resolver a produção limitada de recepções fora de DK Metcalf, que liderou a equipe com 850 jardas recebidas na temporada passada. Espera-se que Pittman atue como uma opção complementar ao lado de Metcalf durante o que está programado para ser a última temporada de Aaron Rodgers. Pittman já registrou anteriormente mais de 1.000 jardas recebidas em duas temporadas, incluindo 109 recepções para 1.152 jardas e quatro touchdowns em 2023. Sua capacidade de trabalhar no meio do campo se alinha à preferência de Rodgers por passes rápidos.

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