The Steelers Could TRADE George Pickens VERY Soon, According To New Reports...

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Rob Gregson talks about the recent rumors and reports surrounding Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver George Pickens, who could be on his way out of Pittsburgh very soon.

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00:00George Pickens escaped being traded during the 2025 NFL Draft, but he's not in the clear just yet.

00:06In fact, recent reports suggest that Pickens' days in Pittsburgh could be numbered.

00:14Hey everyone, Rob Greggs of A to Z Sports Pittsburgh, and today we're going to break down the recent reports

00:21surrounding George Pickens' future with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

00:24Late last week and into the weekend, we had multiple reports from both Jerry Dulac and James Palmer

00:30that the situation between the Steelers and George Pickens is not great.

00:35Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that he won't play in 2025, but just about everywhere you turn,

00:42it looks like George Pickens will not be back after this upcoming season.

00:46There was a time when we were discussing how much George Pickens might make in a contract extension

00:53with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

00:54Well, those days, they are officially over.

00:56The Steelers are very likely to move on from George Pickens, whether that's as soon as trading him

01:02before the season at the midseason trade deadline, or just letting him walk in free agency when the

01:10season ends and March comes around next year.

01:12It's very unlikely that we see George Pickens with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2026.

01:17And frankly, it's not a surprise, but it doesn't mean that it's not a disappointment.

01:21George Pickens, when he is on his game, is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL,

01:27one of the most entertaining, but also one of the best.

01:31Nobody, and I mean nobody in the league, can go up and win 50-50 balls the way George Pickens can.

01:37Obviously, he's developed his route running.

01:39You look at his stats the last two years, easily going over 1,000 yards in 2023

01:45with three different quarterbacks named Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky, and Mason Rudolph.

01:51Then last year, still nearly getting to 1,000 yards despite missing three games with a hamstring injury

01:57and multiple quarterbacks again.

02:00There's no question that when he's on the field and he's at his best,

02:03he is an elite, elite wide receiver talent in the league.

02:08The problem is everything that goes on in between the ears for George Pickens,

02:12whether that's on Sundays, in the game, after the game, during the week,

02:17he just has yet to show the maturity that the Pittsburgh Steelers would like.

02:21And if the Pittsburgh Steelers of all teams,

02:25we're talking about a franchise that's dealt with Le'Veon Bell,

02:27with Antonio Brown, with Plexico Burrs,

02:29you can go down the line.

02:32This is a franchise that's far from being scared of any character or any character concern.

02:38If they are saying we don't want to extend George Pickens,

02:40if they are saying we are going to move on and select a new wide receiver

02:45or sign a new wide receiver to replace George Pickens in free agency in next year's NFL draft,

02:51that says a lot about George Pickens and his future in the NFL in general.

02:57So, for the Steelers, it's a disappointment, but it's not a surprise.

03:02They knew what they were getting when they took George Pickens out of Georgia back in 2022.

03:06They knew that the most talented wide receiver in the class, one could argue,

03:12fell to the second round for a reason.

03:14His knee was clean.

03:16Obviously, we've seen him remain extremely durable.

03:20Everything that was reported about being a character concern,

03:24it's all come to fruition.

03:25It's all come to light, and while none of it is extremely serious,

03:29it just makes for a huge headache,

03:31and the Pittsburgh Steelers are tired of that headache.

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