{"id":786092,"date":"2026-03-02T06:28:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/786092\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:28:38","slug":"speedy-wr-named-perfect-free-agent-signing-for-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/786092\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedy WR Named Perfect Free Agent Signing For Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghINDIANAPOLIS, IN – OCTOBER 29: New Orleans Saints Wide Receiver Rashid Shaheed (22) catches a pass during the NFL game between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts on October 29, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Allio\/Icon Sportswire)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that the Pittsburgh Steelers want to add to their wide receiver room this offseason, and some believe that could come in the form of one of the league\u2019s fastest players.<\/p>\n

Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report named wide receiver Rashid Shaheed<\/a> as the perfect free-agent signing for the Steelers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to assume for a minute that Aaron Rodgers is coming back. If not, the Steelers dream signing would become a quarterback. For now, their dream signing should improve the weaponry for Rodgers next season,\u201d Ballentine wrote<\/a>. \u201cSigning a speedster like Rashid Shaheed immediately forms the offense closer to what Mike McCarthy likes to work with. Shaheed proved to be a valuable complementary receiver in his nine-game run with Seattle and the playoffs. He could be paid like a No. 2 receiver in Pittsburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaheed, 27, joined the Seahawks in a\u00a0trade deadline swap from the New Orleans Saints,<\/a>\u00a0and made a big impact after joining Seattle.<\/p>\n

In nine regular-season games, he caught 15 passes for 188 yards, and he added three catches for 78 yards in Seattle\u2019s three playoff games. He also returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the Seahawks\u2019 playoff win over the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n

Shaheed has already expressed that he wants to remain with the Seahawks<\/a> after winning Super Bowl LX<\/a>, but Seattle has several important pending free agents, including Shaheed, Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker III and defensive backs Coby Bryant, Josh Jobe and Riq Woolen.<\/p>\n

If Shaheed gets his way, the Steelers will never even have a shot at landing him. However, if there isn\u2019t enough money to go around, he could fill in nicely as Pittsburgh\u2019s No. 2 wide receiver.<\/p>\n

Shaheed is expected to receive a deal that pays him $14.1 million per season,\u00a0according to Spotrac<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has plenty of salary cap space and a massive need at the wide receiver position, with just three players under contract from last year\u2019s team:\u00a0DK Metcalf<\/a>, Pro Bowl special teamer\u00a0Ben Skowronek<\/a>\u00a0and former third-round draft pick\u00a0Roman Wilson<\/a>, who finished the 2025 season with 12 catches and was a healthy scratch for most of the stretch run.<\/p>\n

An undrafted free agent out of the 2022 NFL Draft, Shaheed has recorded 153 catches for 2,243 yards and 12 touchdowns in his professional career.<\/p>\n

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