When news surfaced that Arizona star defensive back Patrick Peterson might be available via trade, Steelers fans immediately began clamoring for the team to make a deal for him.
That continued even after Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell said the Pro Bowl corner would not be traded. It reached a crescendo Monday when Peterson said he wished to be traded -- hours before head coach Steve Wilks then said that wasn't going to happen.
Wednesday, Peterson put all of that to rest with the NFL trade deadline coming up Oct. 30.
My statement. pic.twitter.com/FG8R7Fa0YA
— Patrick Peterson /P2 (@P2) October 24, 2018
It's not that the Steelers wouldn't be interested in making a deal for a player such as Peterson. But, as Mike Tomlin said Tuesday, "I don’t play the hypothetical game. We focus on us, and potential free agents and so forth, it’s our normal business. I just don’t delve into the hypothetical fodder about who’s potentially available and who’s not. Some of those things are just speculation – there’s no significance or anything real to it, so why comment on it? Why think about it? Why waste one iota of our time? We’ve got real, tangible issues relative to guys who are on our team that need addressed."