James Harrison still recruiting superstar QB to join Steelers

There's a dark cloud over the Pittsburgh Steelers ' 2026 quarterback room, one that NFL legend James Harrison is attempting to disperse with a little bit of recruiting. On a recent episode of the Deebo & Joe podcast, Harrison revealed to special guest Ben Roethlisberger that he's been in contact with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow about possibly jumping ship to the Steelers . "We've been having conversations.

I talked to him on the phone yesterday," Harrison said about Burrow . "We've been talking about him going up there to talk to Mr. Brown, to do whatever he needs to do to get into some black and gold.

" Harrison continued his sales pitch for Burrow, adding to his argument that even Roethlisberger said it was a "no-brainer to come over to the black and gold. " As Roethlisberger stated previously in the podcast, the notion that Burrow would ever be traded to the Steelers is hardly one based in reality, a "pipe dream," as the future Hall of Fame quarterback called it. This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers' James Harrison still recruiting Bengals' Joe Burrow