{"id":800472,"date":"2026-03-08T13:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/800472\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:59:20","slug":"former-teammate-of-aaron-rodgers-hits-open-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/800472\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Teammate of Aaron Rodgers Hits Open Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghGreen Bay Packers’ Romeo Doubs catches a pass for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo\/Gene J Puskar)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Wide receiver Romeo Doubs<\/a> is set to hit the open market, as talks with the Green Bay Packers did not result in a new deal, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Doubs is expected to have a slew of suitors in free agency, and the Pittsburgh Steelers could be one of them. The Steelers have a massive need at wide receiver, and Doubs has ties to Aaron Rodgers<\/a> from their time together in Green Bay. Rodgers hasn\u2019t committed to returning for another season with the Steelers, but expectations are that the four-time MVP will reunite with Mike McCarthy<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Bradley Locker of Pro Football Focus<\/a> thinks Doubs would be an ideal fit for the Steelers in free agency, especially due to his connection with Rodgers. Rodgers and Doubs spent the 2022 season as teammates. <\/p>\n

In 2025, Doubs caught 55 passes for 724 yards (13.2 average) and six touchdowns. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith the Steelers hiring Mike McCarthy, the team will likely invest more in its offense as it attempts to better a unit that placed 20th in EPA per play. Finding a running mate for D.K. Metcalf would go a long way in doing so,\u201d Locker wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoubs has been a solid option over the last three seasons with a 78.6 PFF receiving grade. Since 2024, he also sits in the 75th percentile in receiving grade vs. single coverage. The 25-year-old former Packer could reunite with Aaron Rodgers (if he returns) and should have little trouble learning McCarthy\u2019s terminology.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Steelers are currently projected to have $46,227,382 in cap space this offseason, which is the ninth-most in the NFL, according to Over The Cap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"GreenGreen Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 26, 2025.\u2013 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now <\/p>\n

Doubs has exceeded expectations as a fourth-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft. Since entering the league, he has recorded 202 catches for 2,424 yards and 21 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

The Steelers will likely be in on Doubs with only wide receivers\u00a0DK Metcalf<\/a>,\u00a0Ben Skowronek<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Roman Wilson<\/a>\u00a0under contract for 2026. The Steelers have a ton of cap space, but they might be wary about overpaying for Doubs. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think Doubs will clear $20 million per year on his next contract, but his absolute floor should be in the $13-14 million range,\u201d Austin Gayle of The Ringer wrote<\/a>. \u201cIt might be a mistake for a team like the Raiders or Titans to overpay him to be the focal point of their offense, but he could quickly become a major value signing as a WR2 at $15 million to $18 million per year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article: Aaron Rodgers<\/a> Green Bay Packers<\/a> Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> Romeo Doubs<\/a> Steelers<\/a> Steelers News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steelers News Green Bay Packers’ Romeo Doubs catches a pass for a touchdown during the first half of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":800473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,7,345,6,520,57,2360,3995,426,2395],"class_list":{"0":"post-800472","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-aaron-rodgers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-green-bay-packers","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-pittsburgh","13":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","14":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","15":"tag-romeo-doubs","16":"tag-steelers","17":"tag-steelers-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116193917517434271","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}