{"id":101586,"date":"2025-06-03T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/101586\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:00:11","slug":"gabe-davis-visiting-steelers-after-giants-stop-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/101586\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabe Davis visiting Steelers after Giants stop in free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gabe Davis\u2019 free agency tour now includes a stop in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>The former Jaguars wide receiver will meet with the Steelers on Thursday following a visit with the Giants last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1929894678880506145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, 26, would help bolster Pittsburgh\u2019s receiving corps after the team<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/07\/sports\/steelers-trading-george-pickens-to-cowboys-in-nfl-blockbuster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> traded star wideout George Pickens to the Cowboys <\/a>in an early-May blockbuster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gabe Davis was released by the Jaguars in May 2025. AP<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, the Steelers\u2019 depth chart at wide receiver includes two-time Pro-Bowler D.K. Metcalf, Robert Woods and Calvin Austin III, with Pat Freiermuth at tight end.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers had eyed Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/29\/sports\/dolphins-steelers-in-trade-talks-over-tight-end-jonnu-smith\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">engaged in trade talks with the team<\/a> late last week. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1929894678880506145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Schefter reported Tuesday<\/a> the team is \u201cnot expected to trade for\u201d Smith, who is seeking a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth-round pick by the Bills in 2020, Davis spent four seasons in Buffalo before signing a three-year, $39 million deal with the Jaguars last March in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>He hauled in just 20 catches for 239 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games before he suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee. The Jaguars shut him down for the season in November.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville released Davis last month.<\/p>\n<p>Gabe Davis (13) spent the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Bills. USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>The Giants <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/13\/sports\/giants-meeting-with-gabe-davis-after-jaguars-breakup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have been viewed as a potential option for Davis<\/a>, given his familiarity with head coach Brian Daboll as the two worked together in Buffalo when Daboll was the Bills\u2019 offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>In his final season in Buffalo, Davis had 45 catches for 746 yards and seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Should the Steelers emerge as a real possibility for Davis, there\u2019s the question of who he\u2019ll be catching passes from this season. <\/p>\n<p>The Steelers are bringing in Gabe Davis for a visit. AP<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers\u2019 quarterback situation remains in flux, even as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/23\/sports\/aaron-rodgers-drops-biggest-steelers-hint-yet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Rodgers has dropped hints<\/a> about potentially signing with Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>The former Jets quarterback remains unsigned as OTAs in Pittsburgh get underway with longtime backup Mason Rudolph taking first-team reps.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers, 41, said in April <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/17\/sports\/aaron-rodgers-reveals-challenges-in-personal-life-with-nfl-decision-on-hold\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he was tending to matters in his personal life<\/a> before deciding on his football future.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if both Davis and Rodgers will be rocking the black and gold next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gabe Davis\u2019 free agency tour now includes a stop in Pittsburgh. 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