Many teams are said to have been actively monitoring today’s developments in the court proceedings for Pro Bowl Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. The Pittsburgh Steelers are among the teams with the biggest need at the quarterback position. But would they be willing to pay the price—in draft capital, in cap space, and in public relations damage—to pursue Watson in a trade acquisition?
According to Kimberley A. Martin of ESPN, she has been told that the Steelers are among five teams that she has been told have either been interested in Watson for a while, or who were “closely monitoring today’s grand jury outcome”.