Gabe Davis‘ free agent tour will continue this week. The veteran wideout will next meet with the Steelers, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. 
Davis will fly to Pittsburgh tomorrow and visit the team on Thursday. That will mark his third known meeting with an interested team. The former Bill and Jaguar has taken a visit with the 49ers and Giants so far. Neither of those produced a deal, but in the case of at least New York, team and player have remained in contact.
With nothing imminent on either of those fronts, Davis will continue to gauge his market deep into the offseason. The 26-year-old expectedly departed Buffalo in free agency last year, but his debut campaign in Jacksonville did not go according to plan. Taking on $20MM in dead money in the process, the Jags’ new regime moved forward with a release last month (doing so with a failed physical designation).
Evaluating Davis’ knee will of course be a key aspect of his visits before signing a new deal. In the case of the Steelers, it comes as no surprise this meeting has been arranged. Pittsburgh is known to still be in the market for a pass-catching addition of some kind in the wake of the George Pickens trade. D.K. Metcalf will operate as the team’s new No. 1, with incumbents Calvin Austin and Roman Wilson in line to take on increased roles in 2025. Veteran Robert Woods has already been added via free agency, but with nearly $32MM in cap space the Steelers could easily afford another signing.
On another note, Schefter reports Pittsburgh is not expected to swing a trade for Jonnu Smith. The veteran tight end emerged as a potential target last week, and a swap sending him to the Steelers would allow for another reunion with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. The presence of fellow tight end Pat Freiermuth for 2025 and beyond would make a Smith trade at least somewhat redundant, however. After a franchise-record campaign with the Dolphins in 2024, Smith’s preference is to remain in Miami.
With that appearing likely to be the case, Pittsburgh’s attention will return to the receiver spot in terms of adding a pass-catching presence. Depending on how this week’s visit goes, that move could turn out to be a Davis signing.
Sign him..high upside…and for God’s sake forget about Rodgers and don’t even think about trading for cousins. Tomlin wants a veteran qb. He had one last year and they wouldn’t let the guy audible. Typical of tomlins strategy of playing safe and winning 17-14….time for artie 2 to grow up and can this power hungry fool.
High upside? Gabe Davis?
Perhaps Chase Claypool is being used as the baseline for a comparison 🙂
He must mean 1-2 catches a game, but he does ocaasionally find the end zone
More like 1-2 drops a game…
Did you see what happened when Wilson audibled? There’s a reason that both Denver and Pittsburgh moved on, and wasn’t his arm. Wilson already has less than stellar results throwing volume passes down the middle, and adding that to his constant play shifts made running a structured offense extremely difficult.
Steelers haven’t seen a QB throw across the middle since Ben. I don’t know if it’s scheme or lack of confidence but no one throws across the middle.
Gabe Davis seems to have needed a good QB in order to thrive. Who is filling that role in Pittsburgh? That might be a reason they should look for someone else…
More than a good QB, I think Davis needs a great #1 receiver, or a good collection of WRs, to take pressure off of him and let him get open deep. Steelers have Metcalf and a healthy Davis could be a nice upgrade at #2. I like the idea, Rodgers or not.
His career has lived vicariously off that one big game with Josh Allen.
You do have a point… Davis is a fantasy football darling, but not as much a real football stud. But he is a deep threat with a history of reaching the end zone.