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James Harrison Says He Is Recruiting Joe Burrow to the Steelers

A long Bengals deal creates a division barrier that makes a move widely viewed as unrealistic.

Overview

  • Steelers legend James Harrison said on the Deebo & Joe podcast that he has been speaking with Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow about joining Pittsburgh.
  • He said they talk by phone on a weekly or biweekly basis and discussed Burrow meeting Bengals owner Mike Brown to ask what it would take to switch teams.
  • Former Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger called the idea a pipe dream and said he does not think it will happen.
  • Coverage notes there is no public sign the Bengals want to move their franchise passer, who is under contract through 2029, and teams almost never trade stars within the division.
  • The renewed chatter follows three straight seasons without a Bengals playoff berth and Burrow’s 2025 remark that he needed to find fun in the game again.