It's said that fortune favors the bold.
If that's the case, the Steelers could be in for big things in 2025.
This offseason began with a massive trade for wide receiver DK Metcalf at the cost of a second-round draft pick.
Then came the signing of future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Earlier this week, Steelers GM Omar Khan sent shockwaves through the football world by sending All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round draft pick to the Miami Dolphins for All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith.
When compared to the Steelers' starting lineup from their regular season opener a year ago, the team will now have 11 new starters in the lineup.
That's change. Real change.
And it's bold.
The Steelers aren't simply running things back with the same players and coaches and hoping for different results. Instead, they've made over an NFL roster about as much as you can in one offseason in an effort to bring about change.
They are not nearly done.
Per the compensatory draft picks they are expected to get when they are announced early next year and some of the trades they've made, the Steelers have 12 selections available in 2026.
Chances are, they're not going to make 12 picks.
Some of those selections will be involved in making a move to acquire a quarterback of the future. But others can be utilized to continue to fill in roster holes this season if they so choose.
As mentioned in this space a couple of weeks ago, the roster the Steelers broke minicamp with might not look like the one they enter training camp with. That's already the case.
Khan has proven to be an aggressive general manager and head coach Mike Tomlin and team president Art Rooney II also have embraced that. After eight consecutive seasons of not winning a playoff game, aggression might be just what's needed.
Khan has done a masterful job of retooling the Steelers on the fly while also putting them in position to potentially select a quarterback of the future in 2026. That's why his contract was extended on Thursday.