As the Pittsburgh Steelers had rumors surrounding them with the NFL trade deadline ending at 4 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, there was one player on the offensive side of the ball that they were potentially targeting, but off-the-field events occurred to stifle it. With the Steelers amid a 6-2 start to the season, the latest report revealed that the team showed some level of interest in Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley.
According to team insider Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh “were interested” in Ridley, but a recent event at the Nashville airport “soured” the team on the prospects of acquiring him.
“Steelers were interested in WR Calvin Ridley, but his recent ‘legal incident' at the Nashville airport soured them on trading for him,” Kaboly wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Regarding the event that took place, there has not been confirmation as to what happened, with everybody knowing that Ridley got into an “incident” at Nashville International Airport.
“Titans WR Calvin Ridley was involved in an incident at Nashville International Airport. The team is aware and will have no further comment,” Ari Meirov wrote on X. “The exact nature of the incident will not be revealed at this time.”
More information to come.