Lower than per week after a surprising rumor surfaced claiming that the Pittsburgh Steelers “made inquiries to the” Jacksonville Jaguars “a couple of commerce for” quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Lawrence made it clear on Monday that he’s “not going to Pittsburgh” this offseason.
There could not have been a lot to the unique story within the first place.
“Right here’s yet another nugget. Per a supply with direct data of the scenario, the Steelers didn’t name the Jaguars about Lawrence,” Professional Soccer Speak’s Mike Florio reported on Monday.
Pittsburgh theoretically would not have had something to lose in calling Jacksonville about Lawrence’s availability, contemplating the AFC North membership at the moment would not have a official beginning quarterback beneath contract for 2025. Nonetheless, ESPN’s Michael DiRocco insisted final Thursday that there was “no likelihood” the Jaguars would half methods with the 25-year-old with a no-trade clause hooked up to the five-year contract extension he signed final offseason.
New Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen is amongst these related with the membership who’re nonetheless excessive on Lawrence. The signal-caller struggled this previous season earlier than he was sidelined in December with a shoulder damage and a concussion.
“As we perceive it,” Florio continued on Monday, “the oldsters on the highest ranges of the franchise stay totally dedicated to Lawrence. If somebody from the Jaguars did certainly inform Ryan Burr of the Huge Ten Community that the Steelers referred to as about Lawrence, it was presumably somebody throughout the group who isn’t as dedicated — and who’s hoping to entice somebody to make possession a suggestion for Lawrence that wouldn’t be refused.”
Presumably, Jacksonville would solely strategy Lawrence about presumably waiving his no-trade clause this winter because of issues about his well being or sturdiness. Florio advised that “a lower-level Jaguars worker intentionally leaked that the Steelers referred to as about Lawrence to introduce the potential of a Lawrence commerce to the league at massive.”
For now, this appears to be a nothing-to-see-here story that will likely be forgotten about lengthy earlier than Week 1 of the 2025 season arrives. With that stated, one wonders if Lawrence would waive his no-trade clause to affix a workforce apart from the Steelers earlier than the draft on April 24.
