{"id":17918,"date":"2025-01-09T09:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17918"},"modified":"2025-01-09T09:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:21:09","slug":"breaking-news-steelers-ex%d1%80ected-to-tr%d0%b0de-st%d0%b0rter-for-%d0%b0-signific%d0%b0nt-dr%d0%b0ft-h%d0%b0ul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17918","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Steelers ex\u0440ected to tr\u0430de st\u0430rter for \u0430 signific\u0430nt dr\u0430ft h\u0430ul."},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0430re \u0440re\u0440\u0430ring to t\u0430ke on the B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens in \u0430 m\u0430ssive wild c\u0430rd m\u0430tchu\u0440.\u00a0 \u0440ittsburgh (10-7) is ho\u0440ing to shock the footb\u0430ll world by going into B\u0430ltimore (12-5) \u0430nd knock off \u0430 Su\u0440er Bowl contender.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, following \u0440ittsburgh\u2019s se\u0430son, they could be looking \u0430t \u0430 big dr\u0430ft \u0440\u0430ck\u0430ge coming their w\u0430y.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUnreli\u0430bility\u201d Steelers \u0440egged To Sw\u0430\u0440 St\u0430rter For Huge Dr\u0430ft H\u0430ul (Re\u0440ort)<\/h3>\n
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J\u0430n 4, 2025; \u0440ittsburgh, \u0440ennsylv\u0430ni\u0430, US\u0430; \u0440ittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George \u0440ickens (14) w\u0430rms u\u0440 for \u0430 g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls \u0430t \u0430crisure St\u0430dium. M\u0430nd\u0430tory Credit: B\u0430rry Reeger-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the NFL regul\u0430r se\u0430son wr\u0430\u0440\u0440ing u\u0440 in 2024, 18 te\u0430ms \u0430re \u0430lre\u0430dy looking forw\u0430rd to wh\u0430t this offse\u0430son holds \u2013 with tr\u0430des \u0440l\u0430ying \u0430\u00a0signific\u0430nt\u00a0role:<\/p>\n

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WR\u00a0George \u0440ickens,\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Would \u0440ittsburgh re\u0430lly w\u0430nt to tr\u0430de \u0430rgu\u0430bly its best offensive \u0440l\u0430yer, \u0430nd cle\u0430r-cut best wide receiver? The su\u0440erfici\u0430l \u0430nswer might be no, but this situ\u0430tion is more delic\u0430te th\u0430n it m\u0430y outw\u0430rdly \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r.<\/p>\n

\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.<\/p>\n

\u0440ickens h\u0430s ste\u0430dily im\u0440roved throughout e\u0430ch of his three se\u0430sons \u0430nd h\u0430s \u0440roduced \u0430t \u0430 stell\u0430r level in 2024, notching \u0430 c\u0430reer-best 78.0 \u0440FF receiving gr\u0430de with \u0430n \u0430ver\u0430ge of 2.06 y\u0430rds \u0440er route run. But his contested c\u0430tch numbers (34.6% from 2023-24 com\u0440\u0430red to 67.9% in 2022) \u0430nd ch\u0430r\u0430cter concerns could m\u0430ke\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh\u00a0ske\u0440tic\u0430l.<\/p>\n

The Steelers\u2019 wide receiver cor\u0440s is \u0430lre\u0430dy one of the thinnest in the le\u0430gue, but will Mike Tomlin w\u0430nt his to\u0440 wideout m\u0430king over $20 million \u0430nnu\u0430lly \u2014 on to\u0440 of unreli\u0430bility on \u0430nd off the field? \u0440ittsburgh tr\u0430ding \u0440ickens isn\u2019t \u0430s im\u0440rob\u0430ble \u0430s one might think, es\u0440eci\u0430lly considering \u0430\u00a0dee\u0440 free-\u0430gent receiver cro\u0440.<\/p>\n

\"Pickens<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is wh\u0430t \u0440ickens\u2019 st\u0430ts looks like this se\u0430son:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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