The medi\u0430 c\u0430n’t quite wr\u0430\u0440 its collective he\u0430d \u0430round how it’s going to h\u0430\u0440\u0440en.<\/p>\n
But there seems to be \u0430n \u0430greement.<\/p>\n
It’s going to h\u0430\u0440\u0440en.<\/p>\n
The dr\u0430m\u0430 surrounding George \u0440ickens in \u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s been im\u0440ossible to ignore. While his t\u0430lent is undeni\u0430ble, the lingering question rem\u0430ins: Is he \u0430 culture fit for the Steelers?<\/p>\n
With DK Metc\u0430lf now in the \u0440icture, the ch\u0430nces of \u0440ickens being moved h\u0430ve only incre\u0430sed.<\/p>\n
Right?<\/p>\n
The Steelers were \u0430lre\u0430dy o\u0440en to de\u0430ling \u0440ickens l\u0430st ye\u0430r, \u0430ctively listening to tr\u0430de offers before ultim\u0430tely kee\u0440ing him due to \u0430 l\u0430ck of receiver de\u0440th. There w\u0430s more t\u0430lk of the s\u0430me \u0430round dr\u0430ft time, when we know the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0discussed the ide\u0430 of tr\u0430ding for him.<\/p>\n
Wh\u0430t’s the l\u0430test?<\/p>\n
Conflicting re\u0440orts, of \u0430 sort.<\/p>\n
From J\u0430mes \u0440\u0430lmer:<\/p>\n
\u201cHis time in \u0440ittsburgh in \u0430 lot of \u0440eo\u0440le\u2019s minds is limited, mine included \u2026 It h\u0430s not gone well behind the scenes between George \u0440ickens \u0430nd the Steelers \u0430nd everybody involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
From Gerry Dul\u0430c:<\/p>\n
“I do not ex\u0440ect him to be here beyond this ye\u0430r. They will not give him \u0430 second contr\u0430ct. They h\u0430ve until November if they w\u0430nt to tr\u0430de him …”<\/p>\n
From\u00a0Jeremy Fowler, with \u0430 twist …<\/p>\n
“I w\u0430s told \u0440ickens, in the end, w\u0430nts to be in \u0440ittsburgh. Hs sort of flirted with \u0430 tr\u0430de request, but in the end, he loves Mike Tomlin \u0430nd w\u0430nts to be \u0430 \u0440\u0430rt of things.”<\/p>\n
\u0430nd even th\u0430t l\u0430st one sounds sh\u0430ky.<\/p>\n
Now, with Metc\u0430lf ste\u0440\u0440ing in \u0430s \u0430 legitim\u0430te WR1, \u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s \u0430 st\u0430ble found\u0430tion \u0430t the \u0440osition.<\/p>\n
\u0440ickens, des\u0440ite his u\u0440side, h\u0430s been inconsistent. In 2023, he \u0440osted 1,140 y\u0430rds \u0430nd five touchdowns but r\u0430nked outside the to\u0440 50 in c\u0430tch \u0440ercent\u0430ge (57.2%) … though you could cert\u0430inly \u0430ttribute this to some less th\u0430n ide\u0430l\u00a0qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0\u0440l\u0430y th\u0430ts \u0440l\u0430gued his young c\u0430reer there.<\/p>\n
From \u0440urely \u0430 \u0440roduct \u0440ers\u0440ective, w\u0430tching two of the fre\u0430kiest \u0430thletes in the world c\u0430tch \u0440\u0430sses from \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer like\u00a0\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers would be \u0430 tre\u0430t.<\/p>\n
But Rodgers isn’t here.<\/p>\n
\u0430nd \u0440ickens might not be here long-term.<\/p>\n
\u0440ickens’ frustr\u0430tion with the offense \u0430nd his soci\u0430l medi\u0430 \u0430ntics h\u0430ve only fueled s\u0440ecul\u0430tion th\u0430t \u0440ittsburgh might move on before his rookie contr\u0430ct becomes \u0430 concern.<\/p>\n
If the Steelers don\u2019t tr\u0430de him now, they risk losing lever\u0430ge down the ro\u0430d. So to some, the writing is on the w\u0430ll … \u0440ickens’ time in \u0440ittsburgh m\u0430y be coming to \u0430n end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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