A random conversation sparked up on Friday morning after 93.7 The Fan’s Adam Crowley revealed he received a message that insinuated the Pittsburgh Steelers are working on a trade for Chris Olave.
A Chris Olave trade of any sorts is a one way conversation. It’s fantasy. It’s a “who says no?” conversation.
Who says no to a Chris Olave trade?
The New Orleans Saints. That’s who says no. It would take a ridiculous offer for the Saints to part ways with their top wide receiver. Nothing is impossible. It would just take an offer to blow the Saints away for this to happen. I mean, they did trade prime Jimmy Graham to the Seattle Seahawks.
It shouldn’t be doubted Steelers are interested in acquiring Olave. It wouldn’t even be surprising to know the call actually happened. Pittsburgh traded for D.K. Metcalf and traded away George Pickens. The latter move seemed to be more about a frayed relationship, but it led to a need in the wide receiver room.
The Steelers will just have to look elsewhere for a new wide receiver. Penn Live's Nick Farabaugh shut down the notion of the trade going through. Farabaugh reported the Steelers did call New Orleans, but his sources categorized it as "a due diligence call."
Olave is a clear part of the Saints future
Olave is clearly the top receiving threat on the Saints, and will be in New Orleans for the long haul. New Orleans has done nothing to signal they're starting from scratch, so why would they trade their best receiver? Even the move to Tyler Shough, or another young quarterback, in 2025 was Plan B after Derek Carr's sudden retirement.
In 2025, expect Olave to be the focal point of the passing attack and possibly the focal point of the offense. The most important obstacle for Olave is injuries. He missed most of the year due to concussions.
When on the field, Olave will give an inexperienced quarterback a reliable target to look for. Not only is Olave crucial to the offensive success, he's also critical to the development of the Saints quarterback of the future.