The Pittsburgh Steelers have spent much of the last two years trying to upgrade at wide receiver. Since trading Diontae Johnson in March 2024, they’ve struggled to find a solid No. 2 receiver. They tried to add late-season help by claiming veteran Adam Thielen off waivers earlier this week. While there’s some hope that Thielen can make an instant impact with the Steelers, he admitted that the learning curve for a new playbook is “steep”.
“Learning an NFL playbook in a few days, it’s comparable to learning a new language,” Thielen said Thursday via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s YouTube channel.