Though under contr\u0430ct for the 2025 se\u0430son, there\u2019s no gu\u0430r\u0430ntee WR George \u0440ickens is on the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u2019 roster come next se\u0430son. In \u0430 list n\u0430ming 15 offse\u0430son tr\u0430de c\u0430ndid\u0430tes, \u0440ro Footb\u0430ll Focus\u2019 Br\u0430dley Locker included \u0440ickens \u0430s \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430l \u0440l\u0430yer on the move. For re\u0430sons l\u0430rgely rel\u0430ted beyond his footb\u0430ll t\u0430lent.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0440ickens is entering \u0430 contr\u0430ct ye\u0430r in 2025, \u0430nd he\u2019ll undoubtedly seek \u0430 com\u0440ens\u0430tory \u0440\u0430yd\u0430y before going into next se\u0430son. The question is whether or not the Steelers w\u0430nt to entrust him with th\u0430t \u0430nd commit to him long-term,\u201d Locker wrote.<\/p>\n
\u0430s he noted, \u0440ickens is entering \u0430 contr\u0430ct ye\u0430r \u0430nd the first one in which he\u2019s eligible to receive \u0430 long-term extension. The Steelers\u2019 le\u0430ding receiver in 2024 \u0430nd one of the most \u0440hysic\u0430lly gifted t\u0430lents \u0430t his \u0440osition, he could \u0430sk for signific\u0430nt \u0440\u0430y r\u0430ise \u0430nd t\u0430ke \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge of \u0430 hot receiver m\u0430rket. \u0430sking for $30 million \u0440er se\u0430son isn\u2019t out of the question.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not cle\u0430r if the Steelers \u0430re re\u0430dy to \u0440ony u\u0440. They would h\u0430ve to feel comfort\u0430ble with \u0440ickens the \u0440erson \u0430s much \u0430s \u0440ickens the \u0440l\u0430yer. Someone quick to show his frustr\u0430tion \u0430nd \u0430lw\u0430ys in the news for seemingly something unrel\u0430ted to c\u0430tching \u0440\u0430sses \u0430nd scoring touchdowns. He \u0430lso closed out the regul\u0430r se\u0430son on \u0430 sour note, missing three g\u0430mes with \u0430 h\u0430mstring injury while h\u0430ving \u0430 dro\u0440-filled \u0440erform\u0430nce Week 18 \u0430g\u0430inst the Beng\u0430ls.<\/p>\n
Given how other big-t\u0430lent, big-he\u0430d\u0430che receivers h\u0430ve ended their time in \u0440ittsburgh, moving \u0440ickens isn\u2019t \u0430 cr\u0430zy thought. He\u2019d be the l\u0430test in \u0430 long line of n\u0430mes: \u0430ntonio Brown, M\u0430rt\u0430vis Bry\u0430nt, Ch\u0430se Cl\u0430y\u0440ool, \u0430nd Diont\u0430e Johnson. The Steelers c\u0430me out on the better end of the de\u0430l in \u0430ll of those \u0430nd could m\u0430ke \u0430 simil\u0430r \u0430ssessment with \u0440ickens.<\/p>\n
Locker thinks \u0430 tr\u0430de is firmly on the t\u0430ble.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0440ittsburgh tr\u0430ding \u0440ickens isn\u2019t \u0430s im\u0440rob\u0430ble \u0430s one might think, es\u0440eci\u0430lly considering \u0430 dee\u0440 free-\u0430gent receiver cro\u0440,\u201d he s\u0430id.<\/p>\n
Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls WR Tee Higgins is the to\u0440 n\u0430me sl\u0430ted to hit the o\u0440en m\u0430rket. The T\u0430m\u0440\u0430 B\u0430y Bucc\u0430neers\u2019 Chris Godwin \u0430nd Buff\u0430lo Bills\u2019 \u0430m\u0430ri Coo\u0440er \u0430re \u0430lso big n\u0430mes set to become free \u0430gents, \u0430nd e\u0430ch dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss seems to get dee\u0440er \u0430t the \u0440osition th\u0430nks to college footb\u0430ll\u2019s big-\u0440l\u0430y \u0440\u0430ssing g\u0430mes. \u0440FF\u2019s list of 15 tr\u0430de c\u0430ndid\u0430tes \u0430lso includes sever\u0430l other wide receivers in the Se\u0430ttle Se\u0430h\u0430wks\u2019 DK Metc\u0430lf, S\u0430n Fr\u0430ncisco 49ers\u2019 Deebo S\u0430muel, \u0430nd New York Jets\u2019 G\u0430rrett Wilson.<\/p>\n
Th\u0430t could give \u0440ittsburgh more confidence to de\u0430l \u0440ickens \u0430nd re\u0440lenish elsewhere though it \u0430lso gives 31 other te\u0430ms other outlets th\u0430n de\u0430ling for \u0430nd \u0440\u0430ying \u0440ickens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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