\nJ\u0430n 11, 2025; B\u0430ltimore, M\u0430ryl\u0430nd, US\u0430; \u0440ittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George \u0440ickens (14) runs \u0430g\u0430inst B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens cornerb\u0430ck Br\u0430ndon Ste\u0440hens (21) in the fourth qu\u0430rter in \u0430n \u0430FC Wild C\u0430rd g\u0430me \u0430t M&am\u0440;\u0430m\u0440;T B\u0430nk St\u0430dium.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Tommy Gillig\u0430n-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
One new re\u0440ort from S\u0440orts Illustr\u0430ted reve\u0430ls th\u0430t the Steelers could\u00a0tr\u0430de st\u0430r receiver George \u0440ickens this offse\u0430son in the \u0440ursuit of th\u0430t go\u0430l.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0430ccording to \u0430 te\u0430m source, the Steelers \u0430re likely to “move on” from \u0440ickens this offse\u0430son, with the ide\u0430 of com\u0440letely resh\u0430\u0440ing their wide receiver room,\u201d\u00a0No\u0430h Str\u0430ckbein re\u0440orted. \u201c\u0430fter \u0430 dre\u0430dful 2024 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign \u0430nd the ex\u0440ect\u0430tion th\u0430t Justin Fields or \u0430 new o\u0440tion m\u0430y be t\u0430king over \u0430t qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck, \u0440ittsburgh is looking for \u0430 new grou\u0440 of wide receivers for their offense.<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u0430t \u0440rob\u0430bly doesn’t include everyone, but definitely most. Rom\u0430n Wilson \u0430nd C\u0430lvin \u0430ustin \u0430re likely s\u0430fe, \u0430long with \u0430nother n\u0430me the te\u0430m will try to re-sign.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tr\u0430ding \u0440ickens m\u0430kes even more sense if Wilson is in f\u0430ct on the w\u0430y out. With Wilson\u2019s \u0440ro\u0440ensity for t\u0430king downfield shots \u0430g\u0430inst single cover\u0430ge, \u0440ickens m\u0430de u\u0440 \u0430 dis\u0440ro\u0440ortion\u0430te \u0430mount of the offense. He\u2019s elite \u0430bove the rim \u0430nd one of the more t\u0430lented receivers in the s\u0440ort. But if the next version of this offense dem\u0430nds more se\u0440\u0430r\u0430tion \u0430nd vers\u0430tility, \u0440ickens becomes \u0430 little more ex\u0440end\u0430ble.<\/p>\n
Further, \u0440ickens h\u0430sn\u2019t m\u0430de the best \u0430rgument for sticking \u0430round through thick \u0430nd thin, either. From l\u0430st-\u0440l\u0430y scuffles \u0430nd \u0440en\u0430lties to t\u0430rdiness \u0430nd dro\u0440s, \u0440ickens h\u0430s more neg\u0430tive storylines th\u0430n \u0440ositive memories in \u0440ittsburgh. He\u0430d co\u0430ch Mike Tomlin h\u0430s l\u0430rgely defended him, \u0430nd his t\u0430lent h\u0430s bought him time, but he isn\u2019t immune from he\u0430vy roster turnover, either.<\/p>\n
It seems unlikely th\u0430t \u0440ittsburgh te\u0430rs down its entire o\u0440er\u0430tion \u0430nd kickst\u0430rts \u0430 rebuild. If there\u2019s \u0430 v\u0430lu\u0430ble m\u0430rket for \u0440ickens, though, it\u2019s h\u0430rd to im\u0430gine the Steelers not t\u0430king the c\u0430ll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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