Las Vegas desperately needs a receiver and would likely trade as high as a second-round pick to acquire one of Pickens' stature. The Raiders have the draft capital to pull off a trade with the Steelers. Las Vegas, in addition to having the No. 6 overall pick, has second- and third-round picks that could be used to acquire Pickens.

The Steelers have added incentive to trade Pickens due to his contract. They already paid Metcalf big money and are unlikely to do the same with Pickens. Given that, dealing Picke