The Pittsburgh Steelers have made their bed. In trading receiver George Pickens, the Steelers have effectively kneecapped the 2025 offense, seemingly in hopes of finding their franchise quarterback. The merits of that process can be debated, but it cannot be divorced from the parts of Pickens’ profile that don’t have to do with his production.

After acquiring wide receiver George Pickens from the Pittsburgh Steelers, one Dallas Cowboys executive compared him to one of the franchise's former stars.