Although the pittsburgh steelers don’t seem to think wide receiver is a huge asset, they do certainly need some veteran depth behind george pickens and diontae johnson. Plus, let’s face it: pickens and johnson are both a form of jekyll-and-hyde, so the steelers could really use some more stability at wide out. According to bleacher report, signing cincinnati bengals receiver tyler boyd in free agency would be a good idea. Boyd has played his entire career against pittsburgh twice a year, but boyd could be the odd guy out in cincinnati if the bengals are trying to re-sign tee higgins and also worry about having to pay ja’marr chase in the future.
That would open the door for the steelers to try to lure him to the other side of the rivalry, and let’s remember that boyd attended the university of pittsburgh and grew up a steelers fan. Boyd still managed to catch 67 passes for 667 yards and a couple of touchdowns this season, even as a tertiary option behind chase and higgins. These figures are actually all boyd’s lowest numbers since 2017, when he only played in ten games due to injury, but they are still solid numbers for a no. 102. 3 guys. Boyd was selected by the bengals in the second round of the 2016 nfl draft and has been a consistent pick for cincinnati ever since.
In 2018 and 2019, he ran back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns, tying for 1,046 yards in the latter season. Since then, he hasn’t achieved that level of success, but he has gained 800 yards twice. The 29-year-old would certainly be a valuable addition to the steelers’ receiving corps.
