The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to be active in the trade market ahead of the trade deadline in Week 9, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Schefter says Pittsburgh will be aggressive in pursuing avenues to upgrade its roster.

“Just this past week, three of the four teams in the AFC North -- Baltimore, Cincinnati and Cleveland -- made trades Tuesday. The only AFC North team that didn’t complete a deal was the first-place Steelers, who are expected to explore upgrading their roster in the weeks ahead of the deadline,” Schefter wrote .

The one obvious hole for the Steelers is wide receiver, especially if Calvin Austin III is slated to miss significant time. It is unknown just how long Austin will be out, but if he is out for longer than the team’s game against the Cincinnati Beng

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