{"id":92595,"date":"2025-05-31T06:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/92595\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T06:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:35:12","slug":"falcons-taking-calls-on-kyle-pitts-and-the-steelers-need-to-be-one-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/92595\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons taking calls on Kyle Pitts and the Steelers need to be one of them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: Multiple teams have reached out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Falcons?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Falcons<\/a> about the availability of TE Kyle Pitts.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is imminent, and Atlanta would prefer to keep him \u2014 but I\u2019m told it would take at least a Day 2 pick to even spark serious talks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/smNLgOcBow\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/smNLgOcBow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1928473137953296573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, it was reported that the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh-steelers\/356\" data-autotag=\"c4d4185f-a327-423a-aa54-67a40f9dee05\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> were <a href=\"https:\/\/steelerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/steelers\/2025\/05\/29\/steelers-trade-dolphins-jonnu-smith\/83925780007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">looking at the trade options <\/a>for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/miami-dolphins\/345\" data-autotag=\"22ef43a4-dc5a-43ce-87cd-912a7e348a81\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> tight end Jonnu Smith. This feels like a desperate attempt to patch up a passing offense that&#8217;s taken a hit after the trade of wide receiver George Pickens. And <a href=\"https:\/\/steelerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/steelers\/2025\/05\/29\/steelers-trade-wr-dk-metcalf\/83929585007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to reports<\/a>, Smith isn&#8217;t the only player the Steelers are inquiring about.<\/p>\n<p>One of those other options might be <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/atlanta-falcons\/323\" data-autotag=\"55e278ca-caf0-429b-8b4a-caeb78bff5ff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> tight end Kyle Pitts. According to NFL reporter Jordan Schultz, multiple teams have reached out to the Falcons about what the cost would be for Pitts in a trade. There&#8217;s been nothing directly linking the Steelers to Pitts but if they are doing their due diligence, Pitts is every bit the option is that Smith would be.<\/p>\n<p>Pitts&#8217; career has been all about unrealized potential. He&#8217;s never had a season like Smith had in 2024 but Smith has only had one of them and he&#8217;s nearly 30. We would much prefer the Steelers make a trade for a wide receiver to pair up with DK Metcalf instead of adding a pass-catching tight end. The Steelers have already shown they have no idea how to use the tight end position in the passing game. Adding another might not change that.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sources: Multiple teams have reached out to the #Falcons about the availability of TE Kyle Pitts. 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