{"id":884452,"date":"2026-05-07T01:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/884452\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:15:11","slug":"depot-after-dark-colts-wr-praises-pittman-dwight-clay-recalls-meeting-rocky-bleier-wilson-has-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/884452\/","title":{"rendered":"Depot After Dark: Colts WR Praises Pittman, Dwight Clay Recalls Meeting Rocky Bleier, Wilson Has Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Steelers Depot daily segment. A quick hit of some Pittsburgh Steelers-related stories that may not require a complete article, but nuggets worth mentioning and passing on to you guys.<\/p>\n<p>Your Depot After Dark for May 6.<\/p>\n<p>COLTS WR PRAISES PITTMAN<\/p>\n<p>Wide receiver has been an issue for the Steelers for the last few years. While they\u2019ve had a top wideout, their depth hasn\u2019t been good enough. However, they tried to change that this offseason, <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersdepot.com\/2026\/04\/i-had-the-best-day-ever-new-wr-michael-pittman-jr-feels-right-at-home-with-steelers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trading for Michael Pittman Jr. from<\/a> the Indianapolis Colts. Pittman is coming off a down year, but he\u2019s been a consistent player.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll be missed by his Colts teammates, too. Colts receiver Josh Downs recently praised Pittman <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bxKJeTkwfjE?si=TMo3_7BYvT94jYJu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on his Downs 2 Business podcast.<\/a> The two have been teammates since Downs entered the league in 2023, so it makes sense that they\u2019ve formed a good relationship. He mentioned that he\u2019ll miss playing with Pittman, but he hopes the receiver has success in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>DWIGHT CLAY RECALLS MEETING ROCKY BLEIER<\/p>\n<p>Rocky Bleier might not be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he\u2019s still an important figure in Steelers history. He helped them build their dynasty in the 1970s. Also, he served in the army during the Vietnam War, returning and battling back from an injury to play in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of people have good memories of Bleier, including Dwight \u201cThe Iceman\u201d Clay, who starred at Fifth Avenue High School in the early 1970s and later at Notre Dame. He made the game-winning shots that ended Marquette\u2019s 81-game home winning streak in 1973 and UCLA\u2019s 88-game winning streak in 1974.<\/p>\n<p>Clay was inducted into the Western Chapter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame last Saturday night at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel. During his induction speech, he recalled meeting Rocky Bleier for the first time at some event in 1978.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018Rock? Dwight Clay,&#8217;\u201d Clay said per Steelers Depot\u2019s Scott Brown. \u201cHe said, \u2018I\u2019ve been waiting all night to meet the Pittsburgh legend.\u2019 That meant a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WILSON HAS OPTIONS<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers have cycled through several different quarterbacks in recent years. That includes kicking the tires on Russell Wilson in 2024. While his tenure with the Steelers wasn\u2019t always great and it got off to a slow start, he still helped Pittsburgh make the playoffs. Now, after a down 2025 season, he\u2019s a free agent, but he has options.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson recently <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroundTheNFL\/status\/2052088505006764483\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told the New York Post that<\/a> he\u2019s got options for his future. The New York Jets have offered him a contract, but he could also get a job working on television. It\u2019s not a bad problem to have. We\u2019ll see if Wilson\u2019s NFL career continues or if he hangs it up.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Steelers Depot daily segment. 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