At one point, the Pittsburgh steelers came to the conclusion that the George Pickens receiver would not be a long -term element on the perimeter.
It is perhaps when the team acquired the Seattle Seahawks recipient, DK Metcalf, or when he presented himself late for a regular season match. Perhaps Pickens was tolerable on a recruited contract, but too risky to make one of the best paid receivers in sport.
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Whatever the reason, this helped land with the Dallas cowboys for a third round choice of 2026 and an exchange of choice of day 3 in 2027.
On his podcast, “Not just footballยป, The Steelers Star Cameron Heyward reacted to the Pickens trade.
“Was I surprised? Yeah,” said Heyward, via Josh Carney of the Steelers deposit. “But you know, the game is the game, and I know that it benefits the two teams. We get another third round choice. They get a wide receiver to accompany Ceedee. I would have liked to see George and [DK Metcalf] play together? Yeah, but I hope there is something in preparation. “”
Heyward’s words are particularly interesting given the recent reports of Mark Kaboly That the veterans of Pittsburgh had increasingly “fed up” from Pickens. Others suggested that head coach Mike Tomlin was the engine of the agreement.
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Some might suspect that Heyward was one of those veterans who had tired lazy roads, unnecessary roughness penalties and the general instability of a Snap Snap base.
In the end, trade aggravates the short -term steelers. They are mainly back to square one, with a slight upgrade instead of the receiver with a starter higher than the average for last season. For the moment, the quarter game is also worse.
In the typical manner of Pittsburgh, Heyward expressed confidence in the fact that his team is very good, despite the backhand.
“It’s a PSA for all Steeler fans,” said Heyward. “Do not panic. Stay patient. We are going to go to work. I think that sometimes we can jump from the ship and think that the ship flows. We have work to do. And, you know, whoever won the offseason will not win the regular season, will not win the Super Bowl. So, I am locked on it, locked a happy new year and I hope that my teammates will be too.”
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