Steelers acquire Allen Robinson in trade with LA Rams

Deal brings veteran wide receiver to Pittsburgh

Deal brings veteran wide receiver to Pittsburgh

THE BOTTLE IS BACK. AND ACROSS THE STADIUM, CREWS HAVE BEEN METICULOUSLY PLACING IT IN A NEW SPOT THAT WILL GREET FANS ON THEIR WAY INSIDE. AND ICON OF THE PITTSBURGH FOOTBALL FAN EXPERIENCE IS BACK. ONE OF THE HEINZ KETCHUP BOTTLES WITH A FRESH MAKEOVER IS FINDING A NEW HOME. OUTSIDE OF GATE, SEE THE HEINZ GATE? IT SITS AT AN ANGLE AS IF IT’S POURING THE CONDIMENT ONTO YOUR PLATE. I’M JUST WATCHING AND BEING NERVOUS. NICK BENEVENTO RELISHING THIS MOMENT. HE COORDINATED THIS ENTIRE PROJECT. HE SAYS A NUMBER OF COMPANIES HELPED TO SAND THE 35 FOOT FIBERGLASS BOTTLE PAINTED AND GET NEW DECALS ON IT TO SEE IT HERE. YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S EVEN MORE EXCITING. IT BRINGS BACK THE MEMORIES OF ALL THE GAMES THAT WE’VE ALL BEEN TO AND ENJOYED IN HEINZ FIELD. THE BOTTLES CAME DOWN LAST JULY WHEN THE STADIUM CHANGED NAMES FROM HEINZ FIELD TO AQUA STADIUM. THEY WERE BLACK, WEATHERED BY YEARS OF SITTING IN THE ELEMENTS. THE MESSAGE FROM FANS THEN RESOUND ING. THEY DIDN’T WANT THEM TO GO. CAME DOWN TO TAKE A LOOK AND THERE IT IS LAYING ON THE GROUND. THAT’S A PART OF HISTORY. THE KETCHUP BOTTLE. SO IT IS KIND OF SAD THAT IT’S COMING DOWN. BUT ON THAT DAY, OWNER ART ROONEY, THE SECOND, HINTED THEY COULD COME BACK. WHO KNOWS? THE KETCHUP BOTTLE COULD BE COULD BE PART OF THAT. WE’LL SEE. IT’S BEEN A FUN TIME. BUT TO SEE THE KETCHUP BOTTLE BACK ON ON THE BUILDING HERE IS GOING TO BE PRETTY AWESOME. A POINT OF LOCAL PRIDE AND HISTORY. THAT’S BACK AT ITS NORTH SHORE HOME. REPORTING FROM ACROSS STADIUM TOM GARRIS PITTSBURGH’S ACTION IN NEWS FOUR. OKAY, SO ONE BOTTLE WAS BACK. IF YOU’RE WONDERING ABOUT THE SECOND BOTTLE THAT USED TO BE IN THE STADIUM, WE ASKED KRAFT HEINZ ABOUT IT. A SPOKESPERSON SAYS IT AND OTHER HEINZ FIELD MEMORABILIA ARE ALSO BEING REFURBISHED AND THEY’RE WORKING ON A PLAN TO REINTRODUCE IT TO PITTSBURGH IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BUT THAT WIL

Steelers acquire Allen Robinson in trade with LA Rams

Deal brings veteran wide receiver to Pittsburgh

UPDATE: The Pittsburgh Steelers officially announced the Allen Robinson trade on Friday.The Steelers said they sent a 2023 seventh-round draft pick (234th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Robinson and a seventh-round draft pick (251st overall).Below is a previous story from The Associated Press.PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers are working on a deal that would send wide receiver Allen Robinson to Pittsburgh.A source with knowledge of the pending agreement tells the Associated Press on Tuesday that Los Angeles would send Robinson and its seventh-round pick (No. 251 overall) in the draft to the Steelers for one of Pittsburgh’s two seventh-round picks (No. 234).The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal is not official until Robinson passes a physical scheduled for Wednesday.The 29-year-old Robinson caught just 33 passes for 339 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games for the Rams in 2022 before being lost for the season with a foot injury.NFL Network first reported the trade. ESPN reported that Los Angeles will eat the majority of the $15.25 million in guaranteed money Robinson is scheduled to make in 2023.The trade gives the Steelers a veteran presence in a decidedly young wide receivers room. Robinson, who turns 30 in August, joins a group that includes Diontae Johnson (26), George Pickens (22) and Calvin Austin III (24), who missed all of last season with an injury.The move also perhaps moves Pittsburgh away from using one of its early draft choices on a receiver. The Steelers have made a habit of taking wideouts early and often. Pittsburgh has used one of its top three picks in the draft on a wide receiver in five of the past six years.Robinson made the Pro Bowl while playing for Jacksonville in 2015, his second season in the NFL. His production, however, has steadily declined since he left the Jaguars for Chicago in 2018 and is now considered a possession receiver. He has averaged 11.7 yards per reception or less in three of his past four seasons.Robinson signed a three-year, $46.5 million deal with the Rams in 2022 but with Los Angeles in the midst of a massive roster makeover, he was granted permission to seek a trade.The move is a semi-homecoming for Robinson, who starred at Penn State — located in State College, Pennsylvania, three hours northeast of Pittsburgh — from 2011-13 before being taken in the second round of the 2014 draft by Jacksonville.The move is a low-risk one for the Steelers, who are essentially taking a $5 million flyer on Robinson and hoping he can have an impact on younger players such as Pickens, who was dynamic at times during an eventful rookie season in 2022.

PITTSBURGH —

UPDATE: The Pittsburgh Steelers officially announced the Allen Robinson trade on Friday.

The Steelers said they sent a 2023 seventh-round draft pick (234th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Robinson and a seventh-round draft pick (251st overall).

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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 21, 2023

Below is a previous story from The Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers are working on a deal that would send wide receiver Allen Robinson to Pittsburgh.

A source with knowledge of the pending agreement tells the Associated Press on Tuesday that Los Angeles would send Robinson and its seventh-round pick (No. 251 overall) in the draft to the Steelers for one of Pittsburgh’s two seventh-round picks (No. 234).

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal is not official until Robinson passes a physical scheduled for Wednesday.

The 29-year-old Robinson caught just 33 passes for 339 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games for the Rams in 2022 before being lost for the season with a foot injury.

NFL Network first reported the trade. ESPN reported that Los Angeles will eat the majority of the $15.25 million in guaranteed money Robinson is scheduled to make in 2023.

The trade gives the Steelers a veteran presence in a decidedly young wide receivers room. Robinson, who turns 30 in August, joins a group that includes Diontae Johnson (26), George Pickens (22) and Calvin Austin III (24), who missed all of last season with an injury.

The move also perhaps moves Pittsburgh away from using one of its early draft choices on a receiver. The Steelers have made a habit of taking wideouts early and often. Pittsburgh has used one of its top three picks in the draft on a wide receiver in five of the past six years.

Robinson made the Pro Bowl while playing for Jacksonville in 2015, his second season in the NFL. His production, however, has steadily declined since he left the Jaguars for Chicago in 2018 and is now considered a possession receiver. He has averaged 11.7 yards per reception or less in three of his past four seasons.

Robinson signed a three-year, $46.5 million deal with the Rams in 2022 but with Los Angeles in the midst of a massive roster makeover, he was granted permission to seek a trade.

The move is a semi-homecoming for Robinson, who starred at Penn State — located in State College, Pennsylvania, three hours northeast of Pittsburgh — from 2011-13 before being taken in the second round of the 2014 draft by Jacksonville.

The move is a low-risk one for the Steelers, who are essentially taking a $5 million flyer on Robinson and hoping he can have an impact on younger players such as Pickens, who was dynamic at times during an eventful rookie season in 2022.

Steelers acquire Allen Robinson in trade with LA Rams

Deal brings veteran wide receiver to Pittsburgh

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