THE Pittsburgh Steelers Make waves on Wednesday morning, like The news announced that the team had exchanged the receiver of the George Pickens stars At Dallas Cowboys. Even if the news themselves break, there were many clues that the fans could have reconstituted by indicating that the time of Pickens in the Burgh could be short-lived.
Concern for immaturity from the start
Coming out of Georgia, Pickens had been tabuated with immaturity problems, and those who presented themselves at times throughout his three -year term with the Steelers. The NFL project analyst, Dane Brugler, has developed a few concern incidents for Pickens in his annual guide project, The beast::
… had several immature moments earlier in his career: ejected from a first year game for punches with a defender of Georgia Tech, and was suspended for half of the next match (November 2019); Was reported for antisportive driving to spray water on a Tennessee player on the key (October 2020).
Some of these concerns, twinned with failed time in its last season in the recovery of a torn LCA, caused the first Five -star rival recruit To fall from the first round of the NFL 2022 draft before being selected by the Steelers in the second round with the 52nd overall choice.
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The behavior of the “bad boy” continued at variable intervals throughout his mandate in black and gold, and it has often been reported on social networks.
This time he turned the field while the teammates celebrated Diontae JohnsonThe first hit in 655 days? Yeah, it was a rough look. The same goes for the moment when he temporarily wiped his Instagram with any reference to the Steelers after having totaled -1 reception yards in a defeat during prime times in 2023. In one of the most recent titles, Pickens had not followed by the team's official Instagram account Before the draft of the NFL 2025.
Although none of these individual cases is underlined to flagrant concerns of characters, the sum of all had fans of Pittsburgh in the opinion. Would it be the next distraction that the team does not need?
One of the most notable incidents out of the 2024 season was a quarrel in progress between Pickens and Cleveland Browns Cornerback Greg Newsome II. Naturally, there is bound to be a chipping nature to the relationship between two competitors in the north of the AFC; The initial incident between the two has exceeded this.
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During the first meeting between the Browns and the Steelers in the week 12, Pickens and Newsome became stages on a Mary's hail attempt from the Veteran Quarran Russell Wilson. The contact has passed far beyond the room, because the two found themselves in an almost total fight that reached the stands in the goals area.
After the match, Pickens had a few words for the media on the loss. “The conditions have played a huge role in today's game. I don't really think that the Cleveland Browns are a good team.” Not great, bob. A few days later, Pickens told the media: “I don't even know who it is” in response to the comments of Newsome calling it “false hard to cook”. Again, Not great.
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“He's a guy who cares more about himself”, Newsome common After the incident, also citing the propensity of Pickens to the penalties.
According to the NFL penalties, Pickens has accumulated four penalties, including one for the taunts and another for anti -sport driving, from December 1 – a duration in which he had only played four games in total due to an injury to the hamstrings.
Although a better career season for Pickens in the current Dallas regime is not surprising, it should be noted that the Steelers had a sixth sense on the moment of moving on the best talent.
Things were not all pain, of course. Pickens showed many advantages during its three years in Pittsburgh, and schematically, All signs Indicate him to be a good adjustment along the border with QB Dak Prescott and star receiver Ceedee lamb work in the middle of the field. Only time will tell us if this good adjustment will be sufficient to alleviate some of the frustrations that fans have seen so far.
