on the opposite end we’ve got breaking news in the NFL after signing quarterback Russell Wilson the Steelers trading former first round pick Kenny picket to the Eagles Adam shefer reports that Pittsburgh gets the number 98 overall pick two 2025 seventh rounders the Steelers also sent pick number 120 to Philly you take a look at maybe why they’ve decided to ship him out through his first two NFL seasons picket has the same number of picks that he does touchdown passes in fact he’s tied with Zach Wilson and Sam Howell for the worst ratio among 42 quarterbacks that have made 10 plus starts in that span booger is back as promised boo what do you make of of just what Pittsburgh’s done at the quarterback position this week well Pittsburgh is basically saying understand this Kenny picket we appreciate you and we’re going to give you an opportunity to compete however we’re not going to give you first goal at the competition we’re going to give that to Russell Wilson and from what I can understand L Kenny pck said okay I’m the incumbent I should get first deals but you’re not going to give it to me you’re going to give it to the guy had just got here so get me up out of here and Mike Tomlin into Pittsburgh Steelers said okay we’ll oblig but you know the bottom line is this L when you’re a young quarterback and you’ve been on the field a year or two and you haven’t shown the promise to be a franchise quarterback I.E Kenny picket I. E Justin Fields it really doesn’t behoove the organization that you that drafted you to keep you and so we’re seeing it in Chicago where they’re trying to move Justin fields we just saw it in Pittsburgh where they moved Kenny picket if you haven’t shown us in a year or two that you can get it done we’re going to move on and find somebody else because the the the the premise to win is to win now and these young quarterbacks aren’t getting it done well by the way it remains that Wilson is the only quarterback on the roster for now he’s just signed to a one-year deal they do still have the 20th overall pick in the draft the same spot where they selected picket just two years ago okay it’s official let’s R Nation let’s WS baby let’s Wells city has its most decorated QB since Ben rothberger Pittsburgh intro Russell Wilson today he’s a nine-time pro bowler Super Bowl champ he’s also somebody who’s just trying to get the bad taste of Denver out of his mouth flanked by coach Mike Tomlin and GM Omar Khan he explained why he chose the Steelers got to go around the city and just uh see the energy of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the fans and just um you know go by the stadium and just all of that was a big part of it for me and um I was fortunate to have several teams call and all that but this is the place that I wanted to be uh be the Pittsburgh Steeler.
The Edge the desire to win um the work ethic is very evident when you walk in the building you feel it you sense it you know it when you work out with the guys in the weight room just like just now you see it this is a town that’s won a lot you know and so uh the best part about it is is that um we can control today we can’t control tomorrow we can’t control what’s ahead um but we can work for it and we can go for it and uh we can we can dream about it and but you know we got to make we got to capitalize on the opportunities Russell Wilson’s joining a division that he’s dominated so far in his career he’s turned 23 TDS just two picks against the AFC North among 44 different quarterbacks with at least 10 starts against AFC North opponents Wilson’s 11 and a half touchdown to interception ratio is the highest so there you go Pittsburgh let’s go yeah after signing uh quarterback Russell Wilson the Steelers are trading former first round pick can he pick it to the Eagles Adam Sher reporting that Pittsburgh gets the 998th overall pick in two 2025 seventh rounder Steelers also sending pick number 120 to Philly Bill what do you will make of this decision by the Steelers the trade Kenny pick it to the Eagles
clearly they decided they were out of the Kenny picket business there were some concerns about him late in the season in terms of his desire to play after coming back from an ankle surger desire to be on the bench I should say as opposed to playing and it the performance wasn’t really there they were winning games he’s good at avoiding turnovers but he had not been a consistent part of the offense and he’s now the latest in a series of first round picks that have been concerns for the Steelers you go back to Terrell Edmond a few years ago Devin Bush the linebacker who didn’t in pan they traded up to get him niji Harris the running back who his fifth year options coming up not sure if they’re going to pick that up he’s a player who realistically I the best running back on that roster behind Jaylen Warren and now they trade picket after two seasons that’s going to be the core of your roster typically those sort of first round picks or the players you get at Cost controlled salaries at key positions I mean the Steelers this is maybe the best Drafting and developing organization in football over the last 50 years we take their ability to nail first round picks for granted but they’re really on kind of a rough stretch right now and I think that’s cost them as they try to get to the next level here in the AFC keep in mind Russell Wilson is the only quarterback under contract with the Steelers right now and Kenny picket by the way grew up in Jersey grew up as an as an Eagles fan now going to wear that uh that Kelly Green for much more on this story let’s send it over to L yeah for this breaking news we want to bring in our Steelers reporter Brook pry because I feel like maybe this took a lot of people by surprise what more can you tell us about what precipitated this trade to happen yeah El the Catalyst for this trade really started Sunday night when news started to break that Russell Wilson was signing with the Steelers and it’s not just the news of the trade but how or of the acquisition but how it came out Russell Wilson if you remember tweeted that video that was about a minute long hype video of terrible towels and renegades and year 13 things like that didn’t quite suggest that Wilson was coming into Pittsburgh as a backup or as someone just competing for the starting job Kenny picket was frustrated with that and at that point is when he began to express that he would like to move on from the Steelers and now he gets a fresh start in Philadelphia and Russell Wilson gets a fresh start in Pittsburgh last night he had dinner with some of his new teammates including Pat fmuth and Connor Hayward also some Steelers Legends like James Harrison and it’s clear now that Russell Wilson is a Pittsburgh Steeler and he will be the starting quarterback at this point because he’s also the only quarterback on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster yeah I mean hindsight being 2020 you prefer to move on Kenny picket but man your competition was a guy that was signed for one year at the veteran minimum now you go to a place where they’re playing their quarterback $50 million a year and you’re not going to start Brook P prior with the latest from Pittsburgh”
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