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Josh Downs or Brian Thomas Jr.? Steelers’ Trade Deadline Move Could Shape WR Future

Yahoo speculates the Steelers could pursue either Josh Downs or Brian Thomas Jr. at the trade deadline, with no deal reported yet.

Josh Downs or Brian Thomas Jr.? Steelers’ Trade Deadline Move Could Shape WR Future Yahoo Sports
— Yahoo Sports

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This is a headline built to get clicks, not a trade. Neither Downs nor Thomas Jr. is going anywhere on the strength of a hypothetical article, and both remain locked to their current offenses until something actually happens. Thomas Jr. carries the better profile anyway, with real value-over-replacement and a juicier role, so if either gets dealt he's the one who matters more. Hold both, ignore the premise, check back when there's an actual transaction.

Speculative — this reads ahead of what the source reported.

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Our read on Yahoo Sports’s reporting. Not a fact beyond the source.

Players: Josh Downs, Brian Thomas Jr.

Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers

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