{"id":813963,"date":"2026-03-15T16:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/813963\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:58:06","slug":"steelers-confirm-trade-compensation-for-michael-pittman-jr-as-pittsburgh-and-mike-mccarthy-wait-for-aaron-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/813963\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers confirm trade compensation for Michael Pittman Jr as Pittsburgh and Mike McCarthy wait for Aaron Rodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/pittsburgh-steelers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> have officially announced the trade with the Indianapolis Colts to acquire wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., and something that was not previously known. The draft capital compensation after the move.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cWe have acquired WR Michael Pittman Jr. and a 2026 seventh-round pick (230th overall) from the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick (214th overall).\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Now, the Steelers\u2019 offense looks powerful with Pittman joining names like DK Metcalf, Rico Dowdle, Jaylen Warren and Pat Freiermuth. However, the big question is if <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/aaron-rodgers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> will return.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers officially sign new WR for 2026<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">In addition, the Steelers confirmed that they have given Michael Pittman Jr. a new three-year contract. According to several reports, the amount the WR would receive is close to $59 million.<\/p>\n<p>Will Aaron Rodgers play for Steelers in 2026?<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Aaron Rodgers seems to be the missing piece in the construction of a new roster for head coach Mike McCarthy. In 2025, a major problem was not having a WR2, and that need has now been addressed with the arrival of Pittman.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Aaron Rodgers confirms retirement rumors update after no progress in talks with Steelers\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\/aaron-rodgers-confirms-retirement-rumors-update-after-no-progress-in-talks-with-steelers\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aaronrodgers-1-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"Aaron Rodgers confirms retirement rumors update after no progress in talks with Steelers\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">Aaron Rodgers confirms retirement rumors update after no progress in talks with Steelers<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"break-word\">There are advantages for him to return, such as his familiarity with Pittsburgh and also with McCarthy after working together in Green Bay. However, the veteran is 42 years old, and that could lead him to choose retirement.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/mfcastro\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mfcastro-80x80.webp.webp\" alt=\"Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro is a seasoned sports writer and analyst at Bolavip US, with a specialization in NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, College Football, Soccer, Tennis, and Golf. With over 15 years of experience in the field, he has served as a broadcaster, commentator, and reporter for Grupo ACIR Radio in Mexico. During his career, Miguel has covered major global events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, FIFA Confederations Cup, World Baseball Classic, Pan American Games, PGA Tour, and ATP Tour. His extensive experience and expertise make him an integral part of the Bolavip US team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially announced the trade with the Indianapolis Colts to acquire wide receiver Michael Pittman&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,7,6,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-813963","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-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","14":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116234260984529292","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813963","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=813963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}