Week 7 didn’t go the way Mike Tomlin drew it up. The Pittsburgh Steelers fell in a nail-biter to the Cincinnati Bengals , 33-31, slipping to 4-2 on the season. The sting of that loss was felt across the locker room and beyond. Enter former Steelers guard Trai Essex, who stirred the pot with a bold trade idea.
“I have 0 sources everybody. Haven’t even read this anywhere but I just have this feeling that we may be in play for Calvin Ridley,” he wrote on X. Essex continued, “He has 2 years left after this year for 20 milly per season (Not guaranteed). Very cap friendly for a top end #2 WR. A 3rd rounder may do it for a Titans team in the midst of a probable fire sale,” he said.
Now, here’s the thing. Ridley’s deal with the Tennessee Titans is massive, four years, $92 million, wi