🚨DOUBLE-DOSE OF BREAKING NEWS🚨: Steelers SIGNING WR Adam Thielen & RELEASING CB Darius Slay

🚨DOUBLE-DOSE OF BREAKING NEWS🚨: Steelers SIGNING WR Adam Thielen & RELEASING CB Darius Slay

We’ve got a double dose of breaking news here on Steelers Talk. The top story today though that the Pittsburgh Steelers are claiming wide receiver Adam Thielen off of waiverss from the Minnesota Vikings. Velen is on his way to Pittsburgh and my guess is he will immediately be injected as a starting receiver here in Pittsburgh for the final fivegame stretch of the 2025 NFL season. Now, before I break down this signing, why, you know, I kind of think this makes sense and why and what I think the brings to this Steelers wide receiver room down the stretch, make sure you guys click that subscribe button. uh because whenever Pittsburgh makes a big move, whenever you know they make a big signing or they cut somebody or whatever the case may be, uh we’re going to make sure to get you guys coverage on that for free on this channel every single time. Of course, the off season is right around the corner when all the big moves happen. So, if you don’t want to miss any of that action, click that subscribe button if you haven’t already. And we actually called this yesterday, guys, uh where we had a video where we predicted that Adam Thielen could realistically sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. And uh I was saying how I thought that his connection to Aaron Rodgers, the fact that the Steelers have been looking for a number two receiver for a while now. Uh all that different stuff just kind of lined up with what Allen Adam Thielen was looking for. So if you guys want to actually uh see the proof there. We actually put out a video yesterday. So uh that’s why you click that subscribe button, guys, is because we we got this right. But Tom Pelisero did put it out there earlier today. He had the report that Adam Thielen is being claimed off of waiverss by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is on his way to Pittsburgh to finish out his career. Um he’s 35 years old. Obviously, the two things that Theelan wanted according to Pelisero was that he wanted a chance to win a Super Bowl and B he wanted a place where he could play. All right. And I I I think you know maybe the Super Bowl stuff in Pittsburgh, you know, it’s kind of laughable at this point after losing five of your last seven games. Uh, but I think at this point Pittsburgh was probably the best team that, you know, really had an opening for Theelen to actually play this late into the season. So, this was his best option. But you guys can take a look at his profile here. Our newest Steelers wide receiver, 35 years old, 6’2, 200 lb. So, bring some good size to the table. He’s a big big slot technician is what he’s been known as throughout his career. He can play outside as well, but he’s been known more as a big slot wide receiver. That’s a savvy route runner. uh traditionally has had really good hands throughout his NFL career. Not going to give you much in terms of yak, not going to give you much in terms of verticality, but if you’re looking for somebody that can make a tough catch over the middle of the field or towards the sideline, if you’re looking for somebody that can run a route against man coverage and, you know, set guys up and, you know, find soft spots in zones uh and be just a consmate professional, Adam Thielen can be your guy. And Pittsburgh actually showed interest in the at the trade deadline last year in 2024. or the Panthers wanted like a fourth round pick in exchange for him. That was a little bit too rich for a then 34 year old uh Adam Thelen, but now you get him off of waiverss here without having to give up any draft capital. Um and clearly the Steelers have had Adam Thelen, you know, on their eye here for a couple of years now. Now, my scouting report on Theelen, guys, is that he’s not going to move the needle too much. All right, at this point, you’re not going to find anybody on the waiver wire that is going to move the needle. And you know, Thelen wasn’t playing a whole lot in Minnesota. He’s really lost all of the juice that he ever had athletically and honestly he came into the league as a kind of unremarkable athlete. It’s one of the reasons why he went undrafted. But uh you know he brings really good size, run blocking, route running savvy and then also traditionally good hands, but he did have some drop issues in Minnesota this year. So that is something to keep your eye on. But I do think that he injects right into the starting lineup. Now, it’ll be interesting to see if Roman Wilson or Calvin Austin III uh maintains their quote unquote starting spot in this Steelers offense. I would guess it’s Roman Wilson because he can be a more long-term option for the Steelers and they want to kind of see what he’s got. Calvin’s on the final year of his deal and he might be and he’s likely going to be uh going, you know, elsewhere next season. I think the Steelers are going to let him walk. So, I think we’ll see DK Metaf, Adam Thelen, and Roman Wilson be the top three receivers in terms of the snap share for the rest of the season. And I would expect Thelen to get a pretty healthy workload as early as this week versus the Baltimore Ravens with so little time left in the season. I think they’re going to want to ramp up Thelen as soon as they can. But just to take a look at what he did in Minnesota this year, um, you know, he played while Jordan Addison was dealing with his suspension through the first three weeks of the year and then they kind of took him out of the starting lineup. So he only has 18 targets on the year for just eight catches. He had some drops. Doesn’t have a touchdown, just 69 yards on the season. So, you know, this is certainly somebody that, you know, I understand why people would say he’s cooked. He’s completely washed. And he there’s a very decent possibility that that is exactly what Adam Thelen is at this point. But, you know, you take a look at his numbers. Just last year in Carolina had over 600 yards receiving. Um, and then, you know, obviously before that in 2023 had over a thousand. So, you know, he’s he’s not that far removed uh from putting up uh you know, 1,000 yards in his age 33 season. Uh still, you know, pretty darn good route runner. If he can get those hands that he’s been known for throughout his career back here in Pittsburgh, if you know, maybe JJ McCarthy just doesn’t throw a catchable football. Maybe Aaron Rogers um you know, we’ll get something going here for Adam Thielen here in Pittsburgh. But at the end of the day, guys, this really shouldn’t move the needle all that much. The Steelers still need to find a way to throw the ball down the field more efficiently. Um, and you know, Adam Thiel is not going to help you do that. He’s not going to separate, you know, down the field necessarily. Uh, he’s not going to get a bunch of yak after the catch or anything like that. Like, he does bring a skill set that the Steelers didn’t have previously as kind of a big body route runner that traditionally has good hands. We’ll see if those hands actually show up here in Pittsburgh. But at this point in the season, guys, why not? We were not getting enough production out of Calvin Austin the third and Roman Wilson. And this has been the type of receiver the Steelers have had their eye on for quite some time. Um, obviously this is a far reduced version of like the style of wide receiver we could have potentially gotten in Jacobe Meyers, but still the style of receiver that the Steelers were looking for. Uh, so at least there’s that. So sound off for me down there in the comments section. Grade the signing of Adam Thielen for me down there in the comments section. Give me an A, B, C, D, or F. For me, uh, I’m going to give it like a B minus. Like, I don’t think it’s a worthless signing. I think there’s a chance Theelen could be a decent contributor for the Pittsburgh Steelers down the stretch here, and he does provide something to this wide receiver room that they didn’t have previously, but he is 35 years old. He hasn’t played very well this year, uh, when he was in Minnesota on all those different things. So, I’ll give it a B minus. Let me know your grade down there in the comments section for today’s pin question. Just a second here, I’m going to tell you about our sponsor today at Prize Pix. So, while I tell you about Prize Picks, give me your grade for the Adam Theland signing. Now, let’s have word from our sponsor today here at Prize Picks. And it is officially the holiday season. 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And kind of like Thelen Slay is a player that has already said this is the final year of his NFL career and he doesn’t want to spend the rest of his career on the bench. He wants to go somewhere where he can play. So I’m guessing he asked for his release from Pittsburgh. This is what Adam Shfter reported earlier today. Steelers and quarterback Darius Slay have mutually agreed to part ways. Slay’s agent Drew Rosenhouse and Robert Bailey told ESPN. Slay is interested in continuing to play and will consider signing with other teams, but his time in Pittsburgh has come to an end. And this is another one, guys, that we predicted over or or just about a month ago on November 11th. I posted this on X where I said that I I thought that Darius Slay could potentially ask for his release from the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is right after the Steelers signed Asante Samuel Jr. And the other part of that prediction is I said I think Darius Slay will go play for the Philadelphia Eagles. would not shock me if even by the time this video comes out, Darius Slay and his representation uh have already come to terms with the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens with Slay down here. But uh we’ve been kind of on a roll here on Steelers Talk and that’s exactly why you guys click that subscribe button because we give you guys the scoop before it actually happens. Uh but you know what this means to me guys is that it’s yet another bad quarterback signing in the offseason for Pittsburgh. Like Pittsburgh was very clear. They thought they were getting a star level quarterback with Darius Slay when they brought him in this off seasonason. They thought he was going to be able to man people up one-on-one. And that just goes to show you, you know, kind of the downfall, you know, of the evaluation uh of these quarterbacks from someone like Mike Tomlin who definitely drove the ship in terms of bringing in a guy like Darius Slay this season. He was he was in charge of bringing in Patrick Peterson, right? It seems like this Steelers team in the offseason brings in these older players for who they used to be and not the players that they are now. I mean, we can look at Jaylen Ramsey, for example, in that regard. I mean, they tried putting him one-on-one in man coverage versus Jamar Chase earlier this season. He hasn’t been a true number one, you know, lock down man-to-man corner in many seasons at this point. Um, so this Steelers team and specifically Mike Tomlin brings in these DBs kind of kind of thinking he’s going to get, you know, the 25year-old version of these players and it’s just not the case and it’s just unfortunate and it’s yet another failure there. But the good news is you did bring in Asante Samuel Jr. this season and the fact that Asante Samuel Jr. and Adam Thielen both chose to come to Pittsburgh, right? These have been some of the higher profile or higher profile names in free agency this year. They have decided to come to Pittsburgh this year and now Asante Samuel Jr. has officially been signed uh to the active roster uh in a corresponding move with Darius Slay being released and with James Pierre on the men from a concussion. He’s currently in concussion protocol. I would guess that means Asante Samuel Jr. is going to get the starting knot versus the Baltimore Ravens this weekend. And with Joey Porter Jr. likely to be guarding the bigger and more physical DeAndre Hopkins, that would mean Asante Samuel Jr.’s whose first start in a Steelers uniform guard Z Flowers. That’s going to be a hell of a matchup right there and a hell of a test for this young prospective future starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But predict it for me down there in the comments section. What do you think’s going to happen with Asante Samuel Jr. in future seasons when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers? Will Asante Samuel Jr. be a starting corner for the Pittsburgh Steelers next season? Simply give me a yes or a no down there in the comments section. again. He’s only on a one-year contract here in Pittsburgh. He’s going to be a free agent next year. Do you think that he ends up getting brought back next year? Give me a yes or a no for your answer down there in the comments section. And that’ll be it for our double dose of breaking news here on Steelers Talk. If you guys want more breaking news coverage all throughout the 2025 season and into the 2026 off season, when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers, this is the place that you guys need to be subscribed to. Click that subscribe button if you haven’t already. Till next time, guys. Here we go, Steelers.

Steelers are signing veteran WR Adam Thielen and are releasing CB Darius Slay after their Week 13 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to make a playoff push and they are hoping Thielen can give them a spark on offense to help QB’s Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph with another weapon to throw to. Steelers Talk host Jack Sperry breaks down the latest roster moves for the Steelers on this Pittsburgh Steelers YouTube video by Chat Sports.

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Wide Receiver Adam Thielen 2025 stats:
– REC: 8
– YDS: 69
– AVG: 8.6
– TD: 0

Steelers new wide receiver Adam Thielen’s information:
– 35 Years Old (6’2, 200 lbs)
– Big Slot technician in the final year of his NFL career
– PIT showed interest in trading for Thielen last year at the trade deadline

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Week 17: at Browns (1pm ET)
Week 18: vs. Ravens (TBD)

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