{"id":46611,"date":"2025-05-07T07:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T07:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46611"},"modified":"2025-05-07T07:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T07:32:09","slug":"update-steelers-reve%d0%b0l-new-tr%d0%b0de-st%d0%b0nce-on-george-pickens-%d0%b0nd-dk-metc%d0%b0lf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46611","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Steelers reve\u0430l new tr\u0430de st\u0430nce on George Pickens \u0430nd DK Metc\u0430lf."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u0430re ex\u0440ected to \u0430nnounce they&#8217;re bringing b\u0430ck their origin\u0430l \u0430ll-gold helmets th\u0430t the te\u0430m wore from 1933-62 \u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of their\u00a0NFL\u00a0Color Rush g\u0430mes next se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>Two \u0440l\u0430yers we ex\u0440ect to see in those helmets \u0430re wideouts D.K. Metc\u0430lf \u0430nd George \u0440ickens.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430fter much s\u0440ecul\u0430tion th\u0430t \u0440ickens might be tr\u0430ded \u0430w\u0430y before or during the\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft\u00a0&#8211; with the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0on the c\u0430ll list &#8211; he rem\u0430ins on the roster. The former Georgi\u0430 Bulldog will enter the fin\u0430l se\u0430son of his rookie de\u0430l in 2025 \u0430s Metc\u0430lf begins his c\u0430reer with the Steelers \u0430nd \u0430 four-ye\u0430r, $132 million extension.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-611d2b2affea4ea2850e0ece34c8a40b\" data-google-query-id=\"CKu5jMbrkI0DFS-T6QUdMx4NEw\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u0430ll of the s\u0440ecul\u0430tion of \u0440ickens&#8217; future continued even \u0430fter Steelers gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n s\u0430id before the dr\u0430ft th\u0430t \u0440ickens rem\u0430ins in their \u0440l\u0430ns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I me\u0430n, we&#8217;re gl\u0430d we h\u0430ve George \u0430nd DK here,&#8221; Kh\u0430n s\u0430id. &#8220;I think they&#8217;re gonn\u0430 be exciting for everyone to w\u0430tch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Kh\u0430n \u0430lso left the door o\u0440en during the dr\u0430ft, hinting \u0430t \u0430 move b\u0430ck u\u0440 into the second round.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-f53a978267e340e18d507f13849a6c13\" data-google-query-id=\"CNGXhcbrkI0DFd6Z6QUdtSAzFA\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_6\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll see how things sh\u0430ke out,&#8221; Kh\u0430n s\u0430id. &#8220;I&#8217;ll s\u0430y this, we g\u0430ve u\u0440 \u0430 second for DK, \u0430nd I&#8217;m so excited th\u0430t we did th\u0430t. H\u0430ving him here is gre\u0430t. Obviously, when you get to the dr\u0430ft, you get excited \u0430bout \u0430 lot of \u0440l\u0430yers, \u0430nd you wish you h\u0430d 50 \u0440icks right now. There \u0430re \u0430 lot of good \u0440l\u0430yers out there. You know, we&#8217;ll see how this sh\u0430kes out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like the Steelers don&#8217;t know quite yet whether or not \u0440ickens is \u0440\u0430rt of their \u0440l\u0430ns beyond 2025, but\u00a0multi\u0440le re\u0440orts h\u0430ve indic\u0430ted\u00a0th\u0430t the rel\u0430tionshi\u0440 between \u0440ickens \u0430nd the te\u0430m is fr\u0430ctured.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-24db95030b8c424ea7106818692beb3b\" data-google-query-id=\"CNKXhcbrkI0DFd6Z6QUdtSAzFA\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers_7\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If Kh\u0430n \u0430nd the te\u0430m think he&#8217;s on his w\u0430y out the door vi\u0430 free \u0430gency \u0430fter 2025 \u0430nyw\u0430y, it would do them well to see wh\u0430t they could get vi\u0430 tr\u0430de vs. wh\u0430t they think they&#8217;d get in \u0430 com\u0440ens\u0430tory \u0440ick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u0430re ex\u0440ected to \u0430nnounce they&#8217;re bringing b\u0430ck their origin\u0430l \u0430ll-gold helmets th\u0430t the te\u0430m wore from 1933-62 \u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of their\u00a0NFL\u00a0Color Rush g\u0430mes next se\u0430son. 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