On top of the flurry of wide receiver trades that the NFL already has seen in recent weeks, there was one more in the making.
The Steelers were in the process of trying to get a deal done for Christian Kirk, and league sources told ESPN that there was a reasonable chance that the Jaguars wide receiver was going to wind up as a Steeler until he broke his collarbone last Sunday.
Pittsburgh's hope of upgrading its receiving corps was derailed, at least temporarily. But the Steelers are not giving up, a league source told ESPN.