Pickett traded

[LastRideOut]

Steelers agree to trade Kenny Pickett to Eagles

After Russell Wilson signed his contract with Pittsburgh on Friday, the Steelers are sending Pickett to Philadelphia.

www.nbcsports.com

The coddling of Russ's ego has begun in earnest in Pittsburgh.

 

[pittpnthrs]

Steelers agree to trade Kenny Pickett to Eagles

After Russell Wilson signed his contract with Pittsburgh on Friday, the Steelers are sending Pickett to Philadelphia.

www.nbcsports.com

The coddling of Russ's ego has begun in earnest in Pittsburgh.

He'll get no slack there. Trust me.

 

[OneLofaTatupu]

He'll get no slack there. Trust me.

He might. Either way someone’s going to erode (Russ or the offense) -

 

[RiverDog]

I'm shocked that they're trading Pickett, and to the Eagles of all teams. Everything I had heard indicated that they were still committed to Pickett.

 

[James in PA]

Russ continues to impact lives wherever he goes, just not in a positive way.

 

[bileever]

That just goes to show you how little words matter. The Steelers were committed to Pickett until they weren't. But he wasn't very good last year, and it was probably their honest evaluation that he wasn't going to get any better. Or maybe Pickett made his unhappiness known, and they decided to get rid of a potential headache.

 

[LastRideOut]

they decided to get rid of a potential headache.

So they signed a head case instead.

Steeler fans better get ready for a whole lot 3 and outs punctuated by 20+ yard sacks.

Going to be a frustrating year for them.

Will be fun for us to watch though! Where's the popcorn?

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

As they got rid of Rudolph there now is no qb2.

 

[nanomoz]

As they got rid of Rudolph there now is no qb2.

Ya, they might be telegraphing their intent to draft one.

 

[RiverDog]

Here's some follow-up on why the Steelers suddenly decided to dump Pickett:

Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette added that the Steelers decided to trade Pickett because he "was poorly handling" the arrival of Wilson.

"That came on the heels of Pickett's behavior last season when he refused to dress as the emergency third quarterback in Seattle in Week 17," Dulac added.



As far as I know, Rudolph remains unsigned, so the Steelers could bring him back. Their first pick isn't until #20 overall, so it's unlikely that they'll be drafting a quarterback. So at least for now, Russell has the keys to the car.

 

[chrispy]

.... and there's an empty spot in the QB room for Jake Heaps.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

Here's some follow-up on why the Steelers suddenly decided to dump Pickett:

Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette added that the Steelers decided to trade Pickett because he "was poorly handling" the arrival of Wilson.

"That came on the heels of Pickett's behavior last season when he refused to dress as the emergency third quarterback in Seattle in Week 17," Dulac added.



As far as I know, Rudolph remains unsigned, so the Steelers could bring him back. Their first pick isn't until #20 overall, so it's unlikely that they'll be drafting a quarterback. So at least for now, Russell has the keys to the car.

Rudolph got picked up by the Titans.

Titans Twitter reacts to expected signing of QB Mason Rudolph

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the news that the Titans have agreed to terms with QB Mason Rudolph.

titanswire.usatoday.com

 

[toffee]

Here's some follow-up on why the Steelers suddenly decided to dump Pickett:

Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette added that the Steelers decided to trade Pickett because he "was poorly handling" the arrival of Wilson.

"That came on the heels of Pickett's behavior last season when he refused to dress as the emergency third quarterback in Seattle in Week 17," Dulac added.



As far as I know, Rudolph remains unsigned, so the Steelers could bring him back. Their first pick isn't until #20 overall, so it's unlikely that they'll be drafting a quarterback. So at least for now, Russell has the keys to the car.

So he was dumped because of Wilson.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

Tomlin needs to assert right now that the Russ social media policy is the same as Payton’s. Russ actually did better under it than in 2022 with All of Russ’ hype videos.

 

[Rat]

In 24 career starts, Pickett threw more than one touchdown in one them, throwing two in a week 3 game last year against the McDaniels Raiders. He threw one touchdown in 11 of them, and zero in in the other 12. Somehow he still has a 14-10 record.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

Wow

Kenny Pickett’s departure was needed, and now the Steelers can move on

The Steelers did what they needed to do, and can now focus on building around a new quarterback

www.behindthesteelcurtain.com

 

[Rat]

I'm sure plenty of players told him what that locker room is like with Russell Wilson. Hard to fault him for wanting to defect.

 

[RiverDog]

So he was dumped because of Wilson.

No, he was dumped because he is a spoiled brat. Did you miss the part that he refused to suit up in Week 17 as the emergency QB?

 

[RiverDog]

Wow

Kenny Pickett’s departure was needed, and now the Steelers can move on

The Steelers did what they needed to do, and can now focus on building around a new quarterback

www.behindthesteelcurtain.com

This is as good of a situation that Russell could have hoped for post Broncos/Payton. The Steelers are desperate for a quarterback to get them over the hump. They are a playoff team with legitimate SB aspirations. The only problem is that they play in a very competitive division.