Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Roman Wilson during a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Aug. 10, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Roman Wilson trained with James Everett, also known as the “Route God,” this offseason.
The Route God, who’s based in Florida, has trained former Steelers wide receivers Diontae Johnson, George Pickens and several other NFL stars.
At OTAs on Thursday, Wilson credited the Route God for taking his game to the next level.
“I worked with a lot of different receivers this offseason. Route God was one of them,” Wilson said. “They’re all great guys. I learned a lot about myself, a lot about football, and a lot about just route running in general. So I think my offseason went very well.”
Below is a clip of Wilson’s workout session with Everett.
To say the least, Wilson hasn’t lived up to expectations in his first two seasons. In 13 games in 2025, Wilson recorded 12 receptions for 166 yards and two touchdowns. He was hampered by injuries in his rookie campaign, playing in only one game.
Despite a rough start to his career, Steelers general manger Omar Khan is still confident in Wilson’s abilities.
“That’s a good question. You guys have heard me talk about my beief in Roman,” Khan said at the NFL Combine on Tuesday. “I think Roman’s a talented player and I expect him to contribute. I know the coaching staff is excited to work with him, and his rookie year he got hurt, and that was a little bit of a setback and last year the opportunities didn’t com, I think, like everybody would like. But I think he’s got a good future.”
The third-round pick out of Michigan was a healthy scratch on numerous occasions down the stretch last year, as Aaron Rodgers preferred to have veteran receivers Adam Thielen and Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the lineup.
“The first year obviously was the injuries. First year he got hurt, and I think at the end we were getting ready to start the window for him to practice and we got eliminated from the playoffs. And then last year, different situations, there were different things and there’s not one specific thing, but I’m confident you guys going to see some good things from him this year,” Khan explained.
While many in the fanbase have labeled Wilson as a bust. Steelers long snapper Christian Kuntz also sees a bright future for Wilson, noting that the Hawaii native is constantly working on his craft.
“There are guys that aren’t producing that are developing on the team that no one’s heard of,” Kuntz recently said on his podcast. “One comes to mind now: Roman Wilson. People think the production wasn’t there the first two years — they’re calling him a bust. They don’t know that he’s working his ass off. I will — and I’ve continued to — back Roman because I see how he works, and I know it’s going to pay off. I believe in him.”
it will be interesting to see how things unfold for Wilson under new head coach Mike McCarthy. The Steelers need to see a big leap from Wilson in Year 3.
Alan Saunders and Brenden Howe provided reporting from Pittsburgh.
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