Scratch another wide receiver option off the board for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Trey Palmer, who was waived by the Buccaneers one day ago, was claimed by the New Orleans Saints Wednesday, remaining inside the NFC South.
Steelers Depot’s Alex Kozora highlighted Palmer as a potential outside addition for the Steelers at the receiver position as they continue to “scour” the market. But the waiver process never even gave the Steelers a chance to land him as Palmer as the Saints claimed him with the No. 9 slot, while the Steelers sat at No. 21 overall — same as the draft slots.
The Saints claimed WR Trey Palmer from Tampa Bay and G Xavier Truss from Denver
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) August 27, 2025
Selected in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Nebraska by the Buccaneers, Palmer had a strong rookie season with 39 receptions for 385 yards and three touchdowns. He even had a touchdown catch against the Steelers in the preseason that year.
He didn’t play in the preseason this year against the Steelers though, missing it with an injury. While he did return to the field for action in Week 3 of the preseason against the Buffalo Bills, Palmer didn’t do enough to crack Tampa Bay’s 53-man roster despite the injuries to star receiver Chris Godwin and depth piece Jalen McMillan, who suffered a neck injury against Pittsburgh on a catch in which he was upended by cornerback Daryl Porter Jr.
Listed at 6-foot, 192 pounds and clocking a 4.33 40-yard dash coming out of college, Palmer was a popular name in the receiver class in social media circles, but ultimately went late in the draft. He landed in a good spot and spent two full seasons with the Buccaneers, playing 1,022 snaps in 2023 and 2024 combined.
Now, he heads to New Orleans, where the Saints have made major changes to the receiver room in the last week with the trade for Devaughn Vele from the Denver Broncos, and now the addition of Palmer on waivers for new starting QB Spencer Rattler under first-year head coach Kellen Moore.
It’s a disappointment that Palmer wasn’t able to make it around to the Steelers in the waiver order to see what might have happened as the Steelers continue to search for an addition to the receiver room. But options remain out there. We’ll see what happens under GM Omar Khan moving forward at the receiver position.
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