The Pittsburgh Steelers needed weapons on offense for years, and I’ve been all for adding as many as possible. But when Richard Sherman suggested that Pittsburgh should be one of the teams interested in signing free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs, my immediate reaction was simple: this doesn’t fit.

Sherman’s comments, shared by SI Steelers, positioned the Steelers as a logical landing spot for the veteran wideout. The truth is, that argument falls apart the moment you look at what Pittsburgh has built this offseason.

Steelers’ receiver room is no longer barren

Last season, the Steelers were essentially fielding practice-squad players at wide receiver. That’s no longer the case. Pittsburgh traded for and extended Michael Pittman Jr. The Steelers drafted Germie Bernard. And there’s still the hope that Roman Wilson catches on within the new offensive scheme.

On top of that, Pittsburgh has two tight ends it feels great about in newly extended Darnell Washington and Pat Freiermuth. There’s only one football. You can only feed so many mouths on offense, and the Steelers already have plenty of them.

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The system doesn’t call for another big personality

Aaron Rodgers and coach Mike McCarthy have a system in place, one they ran together in Green Bay for over 13 years. Pittsburgh is building an identity around that partnership, and shoehorning another high-profile pass catcher into the mix doesn’t align with what the coaching staff is trying to accomplish.

Beyond the roster fit, there’s the elephant in the room. Diggs has been, let’s just say, a lot to handle at various stops throughout his career. Whether it was in Minnesota, Buffalo, or New England, the pattern has followed him. He was cleared of his most recent accusations, but the baggage is real, and the Steelers don’t need that kind of noise when they’re trying to establish something new.

The bottom line

This isn’t about whether Stefon Diggs can still play football. He can. And it’s not about whether he’d be a problem in the locker room. Maybe he wouldn’t be. But the Steelers clearly have an identity they’re trying to build with Rodgers, McCarthy, Metcalf, Pittman, Bernard, and the rest of this retooled roster. I just don’t see where Diggs fits into that identity.

Sherman’s suggestion sounds good on the surface. A big-name receiver and a team that struggled to produce on offense for years seems like a natural pairing. But Pittsburgh has moved past the point where adding a name for the sake of adding a name makes sense. The Steelers have their guys — it’s time to let McCarthy and Rodgers work with the pieces they already have.