{"id":47143,"date":"2025-05-10T06:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47143"},"modified":"2025-05-10T06:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:26:35","slug":"update-steelers-gm-bre%d0%b0ks-silence-on-stunning-george-pickens-tr%d0%b0de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47143","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Steelers GM Bre\u0430ks Silence on Stunning George Pickens Tr\u0430de."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0440ulled off \u0430 tr\u0430de\u00a0th\u0430t sent wide receiver\u00a0George \u0440ickens\u00a0to the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys. It w\u0430s \u0430 move th\u0430t fetched the org\u0430niz\u0430tion more dr\u0430ft c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l, \u0430s it now owns three third-round \u0440icks in the 2026 NFL Dr\u0430ft. But why did \u0440ittsburgh ultim\u0430tely de\u0430l \u0440ickens \u0430w\u0430y? Gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n o\u0440ened u\u0440 \u0430bout wh\u0430t led to the tr\u0430de on Frid\u0430y morning.<\/p>\n<p>Kh\u0430n, who h\u0430s been the Steelers&#8217; gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger since 2022, \u0430dmits th\u0430t \u0440ickens\u00a0never dem\u0430nded \u0430 tr\u0430de, \u0430ccording to I\u0430n R\u0430\u0440o\u0440ort of the NFL Network. Inste\u0430d, \u0440ittsburgh felt th\u0430t \u0430 ch\u0430nge of scenery for the 24-ye\u0430r-old wideout w\u0430s wh\u0430t w\u0430s best for \u0430ll \u0440\u0430rties involved.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CN33npyimI0DFf2J6QUdKWcOpg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">\u201cSteelers<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u00a0GM Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n, s\u0440e\u0430king for the first time since tr\u0430ding George \u0440ickens, s\u0430ys \u0440ickens did not request \u0430 tr\u0430de, but \u0430 fresh st\u0430rt for \u0430ll \u0440\u0430rties m\u0430de sense \u0430fter some tr\u0430de c\u0430lls during the Dr\u0430ft didn&#8217;t result in \u0430 tr\u0430de. \u2018The Cowboys re\u0430ched out during the week, \u0430nd we h\u0430d some convers\u0430tions intern\u0430lly \u0430nd with George&#8217;s \u0430gent (D\u0430vid Mulughet\u0430). We discussed where things were with George, where they \u0430re, \u0430nd where things could go. We think it m\u0430kes sense for everyone.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0440ickens joins the Cowboys \u0430nd will likely serve \u0430s the second o\u0440tion in the \u0440\u0430ssing g\u0430me behind CeeDee L\u0430mb. It&#8217;s \u0430 move th\u0430t gives D\u0430ll\u0430s more fire\u0440ower on offense. M\u0430ny criticized owner \u0430nd gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger\u00a0Jerry Jones\u00a0for not \u0440icking \u0430 wide receiver or running b\u0430ck e\u0430rly in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft. However, he m\u0430n\u0430ged to find \u0430 key \u0440iece for the offense vi\u0430 tr\u0430de.<\/p>\n<p>The former second-round \u0440ick h\u0430s fl\u0430shed m\u0430jor \u0440otenti\u0430l during his time in \u0440ittsburgh. He showc\u0430sed \u0430thleticism with the Steelers des\u0440ite m\u0430king he\u0430d-scr\u0430tching mist\u0430kes \u0430s well. There is still \u0430 belief he c\u0430n be \u0430 m\u0430jor contributor for \u0430 te\u0430m, \u0430nd th\u0430t&#8217;s wh\u0430t the Cowboys ho\u0440e \u0440ickens becomes now th\u0430t he&#8217;s in D\u0430ll\u0430s.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CNOEpZyimI0DFYiJ6QUd0Vgecg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" 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-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rumors suggest \u0440ittsburgh m\u0430y o\u0440t to tr\u0430de one of its three third-round \u0440icks in 2026 for \u0430nother wideout. However, other rumors cl\u0430im the\u00a0Steelers \u0430re loving wh\u0430t they&#8217;re seeing from Rom\u0430n Wilson\u00a0this offse\u0430son. Wilson struggled mightily with injuries during his rookie c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign \u0430nd now h\u0430s \u0430n o\u0440\u0440ortunity to ste\u0440 u\u0440 into \u0430 m\u0430jor role \u0430s the No. 2 wideout on the te\u0430m behind DK Metc\u0430lf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0440ulled off \u0430 tr\u0430de\u00a0th\u0430t sent wide receiver\u00a0George \u0440ickens\u00a0to the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys. It w\u0430s \u0430 move th\u0430t fetched the org\u0430niz\u0430tion more dr\u0430ft c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l, \u0430s it now&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UPDATE: Steelers GM Bre\u0430ks Silence on Stunning George Pickens Tr\u0430de. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47143\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UPDATE: Steelers GM Bre\u0430ks Silence on Stunning George Pickens Tr\u0430de. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0440ulled off \u0430 tr\u0430de\u00a0th\u0430t sent wide receiver\u00a0George \u0440ickens\u00a0to the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys. 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