Kenny Pickett RUMORS & NEWS

Pro Football Talk "Wide receiver Jordan Addison transferred from Pitt to USC for his final collegiate season, but he wouldn’t mind making a return trip to start his professional football career. Addison caught passes from Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett before switching schools and he..." March 03

The Athletic "Check Steelers general manager Omar Khan off the list. He was enamored of what he saw from rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett last year. That’s off the heels of owner Art Rooney II, while speaking publicly a month ago, saying the key factor of the team’s..." March 02

NFL.com "Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth might have peeled back the curtain on Matt Canada's offense more than the coaching staff would have liked during a recent episode of Ben Roethlisberger's "Footbahlin" podcast. Joining the Steelers great,..." January 31

Clutch Points "It was never pretty, but the Pittsburgh Steelers somehow managed to overcome some truly brutal stretches of football in 2022 to finish with a record above .500 at 9-8. A big reason for that was due to rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett getting more comfortable as the season went on, and..." January 26

Pro Football Talk "Kenny Pickett was the only quarterback selected in the first round of the 2022 draft. In a 12-start sample size, Pickett looks like he can grow into being a franchise QB. Pickett finished the season completing 63 percent of his passes for 2,404 yards with seven..." January 20

CBS Sports "Joe Burrow was successful in helping convince the Bengals to reunite him with Ja'Marr Chase following Burrow's rookie season. The duo picked up where they left off at LSU and have played an integral role in the franchise's rise to the top of..." January 18

Clutch Points "Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin addressed Kenny Pickett’s franchise QB status with the team after Week 18, per Gerry Dulac. “Is he QB 1? Yes,” Tomlin said. “But everybody thinks they got one (franchise QB) but nobody knows..." January 09

Larry Brown Sports "Kenny Pickett has shown over the past two weeks that he is capable of making huge plays in pressure situations, and Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had a great reaction to the latest one. Pickett gave the Steelers a lead over the Baltimore Ravens with 56 seconds left on..." January 02

The Athletic "Mike Tomlin started his weekly news conference Tuesday, as always, with a brief synopsis from the previous week’s game — the come-from-behind, Christmas Eve win over the Raiders. “It seemed like a long time ago,” Tomlin said. No, not..." December 28

Clutch Points "The Pittsburgh Steelers had quite an injury scare during the early stages of their Week 14 home loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Kenny Pickett suffered a concussion in the Steelers’ first drive of the divisional showdown. The rookie quarterback was brought down hard by Ravens..." December 22

Pro Football Talk "The Steelers will have their starting quarterback for the Christmas Eve matchup with the Raiders. Head coach Mike Tomlin said at his press conference that he anticipates Kenny Pickett will clear the concussion protocol shortly and will be able to start against Las..." December 20

Pro Football Talk "Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett is in the concussion protocol after being injured during last Sunday’s loss to the Ravens and it’s unclear if he’ll be cleared in time to play against the Panthers this week. It is the second time that Pickett has been in..." December 13

The Athletic "When you say the Steelers’ offense is taking baby steps, there’s no hyperbole attached to that. But those baby steps continue to move forward and not backward. It is no coincidence that ever since Kenny Pickett has been inserted into the lineup, 14 quarters into..." December 05

Bleacher Report "Kenny Pickett isn't a franchise quarterback. But he can be. The Pittsburgh Steelers must do what's necessary to properly build around this year's 20th overall draft pick and place him in a position to succeed. That's not currently the case, despite..." November 29

The Athletic "Inevitably, Mike Tomlin gets asked after every game — whether a loss or a win like Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium — about how his rookie quarterback, Kenny Pickett, looked. And Tomlin pretty much answers it the same way … except following the first..." November 29

Clutch Points "The Pittsburgh Steelers invested heavily in their future in the 2022 NFL draft when they selected both Kenny Pickett and George Pickens. After a slow start to the season, Pickett and Pickens have seemed to link on the field early and often. Since Pickett took over as the Steelers..." November 24

Clutch Points "Though the primetime Sunday night matchup in Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins did not go their way, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had glowing remarks about his rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett when speaking to the media on Tuesday. Putting an inverse spin on the..." October 25

The Score "Rookie Kenny Pickett will remain the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting quarterback, head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday. The 24-year-old passer remains in the concussion protocol but isn't expected to be limited in practice ahead of Sunday's game against the..." October 18

The Athletic "The Miami Hurricanes rolled into Heinz Field on Nov. 24, 2017, unbeaten and unblemished. Ranked second in the country, they were 12-point favorites over Pitt, looking for a win in the regular-season finale to cement their bid for the College Football Playoff. The only thing..." October 06

Total Pro Sports "The Mitch Trubisky experiment in Pittsburgh is officially over after 4 games and a 1-3 record that has the team currently in last place in the AFC North division. The Steelers are expected to replace veteran quarterback Mitch Trubisky as their starter after less than four full games..." October 06

Total Pro Sports "Shortly after Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett finished making his NFL debut, he went and texted legendary QB Ben Roethlisberger. Pickett texted Big Ben, and the legendary is now speaking out about it. Roethlisberger was discussing this text exchange on..." October 05

Total Pro Sports "Kenny Pickett was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers shortly after Ben Roethlisberger announced his retirement. Little is known about Pickett, a quarterback from the University of Pittsburgh. But there’s one subject he’s always been vocal about—his love..." October 05

Pro Football Talk "After benching starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky for rookie Kenny Pickett in an eventual loss to the Jets, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wouldn’t say whether Pickett would start the Week Five game at Buffalo. Pickett reportedly will. Ian Rapoport of..." October 04

Heavy "The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t ready just yet to commit to the Kenny Pickett era. After Mitch Trubisky was benched at halftime of the Steelers’ 24-20 loss to the New York Jets in favor of the rookie quarterback, head coach Mike Tomlin was non-committal when it..." October 03

NFL.com "The Kenny Pickett era seems to have begun. Pittsburgh's rookie quarterback entered the game for Mitchell Trubisky on the first offensive possession of the second half in their 24-20 loss to the New York Jets. Trubisky's benching came..." October 03

Clutch Points "Mitchell Trubisky is never going to be the long-term solution under center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, so it’s understandable that Steelers fans will continue to cry louder for rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett’s name each week, especially after a loss. That’s the..." September 27

Total Pro Sports "The Steelers loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night and O.J. Simpson had a lot to say about it. O.J. Simpson on Friday gave the world his take on the Steelers in a video posted on Twitter. Simpson broke down why the Steelers’ offense is bad with Mitchell..." September 24

The Athletic "Mitch Trubisky didn’t play poorly. Not by a long shot. He didn’t play well, either, but that’s not the point here. Thursday’s 29-17 loss to the Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium was easily the best of his short Steelers career,..." September 23

Egotastic Sports "Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Kenny Pickett with the number 20 overall pick, earlier this year, but that's not the only big life news that happened for the player, because he also proposed to his longtime girlfriend Amy Paternoster, who was a college soccer player who went to..." September 23

CBS Sports "Not even two games into Mitch Trubisky's tenure as the Steelers' starting quarterback, Pittsburgh faithful began raining chants for Kenny Pickett upon Acrisure Stadium. Big-name predecessor Ben Roethlisberger doesn't think Trubisky deserves the..." September 21