Top free agent wide receiver Keenan Allen says he is not interested in playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When asked if he would play for the team during a TikTok live, Allen said Aaron Rodgers makes it interesting, but he ultimately does not want to play there.
“There’s two sides to the story. I mean, A-Rod being a quarterback, of course that interests you,” Allen said during the livestream. “But Pittsburgh? No.”
He did later somewhat retract that statement, saying he would ‘never say never,’ but Allen’s rhetoric does not suggest that he will end up playing for the Steelers this year.
“But hey, you never know,” Allen said.
Allen, 33, had 744 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 70 receptions a season ago. That is by far the most productive free-agent wide receiver left on the market, but the Steelers have called around to many teams asking if there is a playmaker that could be open for a trade.
If the Steelers went the free agency route, Allen was one of the top names along with Gabe Davis and Amari Cooper. Davis has already visited Pittsburgh, but he is still not healthy as he recovers from a torn meniscus injury he suffered during the 2024 season.
Either way, it seems unlikely the Steelers end up signing Allen after these comments, and even before them, Davis would be at the top of the list with already proven interest from the team.