The NFL commerce deadline is looming massive in everybody’s minds. Pittsburgh Steelers followers are determined for normal supervisor Omar Khan to make a transfer. It’s been no secret that the Steelers have been trying so as to add a large receiver since buying and selling Diontae Johnson. That effort continues within the days main as much as the commerce deadline with the Steelers taking a look at each possibility. May their consideration flip to New York Giants WR Darius Slayton?
The Steelers obtained to see Slayton up shut and private after they defeated the New York Giants, 26-18, in Week 8. Slayton was focused seven occasions and had 4 catches for 108 yards. And the Giants actually might be sellers on the commerce deadline after falling to 2-7 courtesy of a 27-22 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday. So the chance might be there, and Dan Orlovsky would pounce on that likelihood if he had been calling the photographs in Pittsburgh.
“I’d name the New York Giants and see in the event that they’d be keen to commerce Darius Slayton,” Orlovsky stated on Monday’s episode of Get Up on ESPN. “I feel Darius Slayton is a sneaky high-end extensive receiver on this league. He can win one-on-one. He’s obtained vertical pace.”
In keeping with Mike Garafolo, the Giants would want a significant commerce supply to contemplate dealing Slayton. However Slayton is definitely third in each targets and receptions amongst Giants extensive receivers in 2024. He’s behind rookie Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson. However he has extra yards than Robinson (469 to 343) and leads all receivers on the staff in yards per reception (14.7). Nabers is second however is 3.6 yards per catch behind.
Slayton continues to be 27 and doesn’t flip 28 till simply after the brand new 12 months. So it’s straightforward to grasp why the Giants would need to maintain on to him. He’s a younger and explosive receiver with a profession common of 15.1 yards per reception. However he’s additionally the third-most focused receiver on the staff.
And maybe most vital of all, Slayton is an impending free agent. Do the Giants need to let him stroll free of charge? Or have they got plans to re-sign him? The albatross across the Giants’ proverbial neck is QB Daniel Jones. He’s accomplished 63.8 % of his passes for 1,half a mile (6.2 yards per try), eight touchdowns, and 5 interceptions this season. He’s additionally been sacked 27 occasions and fumbled 4 occasions.
The Giants signed Jones to a four-year, $160 million contract earlier than the beginning of the 2023 league 12 months. Sooner or later, the Giants want to maneuver on from Jones. So the query is whether or not they need extra draft capital or maintain productive gamers like Slayton on the roster.
“He’s not essentially a family identify, he’s only a rattling good receiver,” Rex Ryan stated in response to Orlovsky. “He’s been the perfect receiver for the Giants for years. This can be a man who can beat protection, and he’s a professional. We’ve seen him, this man, man. He will get catches for the Giants when nobody else does.”
The Steelers might actually use a productive, explosive receiver reverse George Pickens. Slayton could be a home-run menace each time QB Russell Wilson launches a moonball. The one different challenge is that Slayton was being evaluated for a concussion through the Giants-Commanders recreation.
But when Darius Slayton is wholesome and the Steelers can swing a commerce with out breaking the proverbial financial institution, it’s straightforward to see how he would grow to be an influence extensive receiver in Pittsburgh.
