# NFL rumors: Steelers showed interest in trade for Titans’ Calvin Ridley but airport incident ‘soured’ pursuit

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 10, 2026, 5:50 PM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-rumors-steelers-showed-interest-235001841.html>

As the Pittsburgh Steelers had rumors surrounding them with the NFL trade deadline ending at 4 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, there was one player on the offensive side of the ball that they were potentially targeting, but off-the-field events occurred to stifle it. With the Steelers amid a 6-2 start to the season , the latest report revealed that the team

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- Nov 10, 2026, 5:50 PM: [NFL rumors: Steelers showed interest in trade for Titans’ Calvin Ridley but airport incident ‘soured’ pursuit](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-rumors-steelers-showed-interest-235001841.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  As the Pittsburgh Steelers had rumors surrounding them with the NFL trade deadline ending at 4 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, there was one player on the offensive side of the ball that they were potentially targeting, but off-the-field events occurred to stifle it. With the Steelers amid a 6-2 start to the season , the latest report revealed that the team
- Nov 11, 2026, 12:29 PM: [Calvin Ridley discusses airport incident](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/calvin-ridley-discusses-airport-incident>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  Titans receiver Calvin Ridley was involved in an incident over the weekend at the Nashville International Airport.
- Nov 11, 2026, 2:20 PM: [Titans' Calvin Ridley: Airport incident was about miscommunication with valet](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7773994/2026/11/11/titans-calvin-ridley-airport-incident/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  "He broke his finger" during the incident, Ridley said of the valet. “I don’t know what I did ... I don't know what happened."
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:40 PM: [Calvin Ridley — $92 million NFL star — reveals what happened during airport incident](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/titans-calvin-ridley-reveals-what-happened-during-airport-incident/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  The Titans star receiver spoke with reporters Wednesday and explained his side of the story that involved a valet — who apparently claimed the wideout broke his finger.
