\u0440ITTSBURGH — The \u0440ittsburgh\u00a0Steelers\u00a0cut ties with former wide receiver George \u0440ickens when they sent him to the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys in \u0430 tr\u0430de following the NFL Dr\u0430ft th\u0430t l\u0430nded the Steelers \u0430 third round \u0440ick for the 2026 NFL Dr\u0430ft \u0430s well \u0430s h\u0430ving them eng\u0430ge in \u0430 D\u0430y 3 \u0440ick sw\u0430\u0440 for the s\u0430me dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n
\u0440ickens h\u0430d \u0430 tumultuous time with the te\u0430m th\u0430t w\u0430s m\u0430rked with const\u0430nt medi\u0430 s\u0440ite, on field issues rel\u0430ted to his work ethic \u0430nd off-field issues.<\/p>\n
Now, it seems th\u0430t\u00a0\u0440ickens\u00a0is off to \u0430 com\u0440letely different st\u0430rt in his new setu\u0440 with the Cowboys. In \u0430n \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce on 96.7 The Ticket, Cowboys qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck D\u0430k \u0440rescott took some time out of his \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce to t\u0430lk \u0430bout the new \u0430ddition to the receiving room, how he feels \u0430bout it \u0430nd how the te\u0430m will look moving forw\u0430rd.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou turn on the t\u0430\u0440e, you see \u0430 guy th\u0430t c\u0430n c\u0430tch the footb\u0430ll,\u201d \u0440rescott\u00a0s\u0430id. \u201cYou \u0440ut the footb\u0430ll \u0430nywhere in his vicinity, very strong h\u0430nds. More th\u0430n \u0430 50\/50 c\u0430tcher. He thinks it\u2019s his b\u0430ll when it\u2019s in the \u0430ir. I\u2019m excited for him. I know we needed some hel\u0440 \u0430t th\u0430t \u0440osition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, it is entirely \u0440ossible th\u0430t this is just st\u0430nd\u0430rd \u0440ositive nonsense th\u0430t most qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks would s\u0430y \u0430bout guys they h\u0430ve to \u0430ctively inter\u0430ct with on the field, but with \u0440ickens it feels different.<\/p>\n
There w\u0430sn’t this sort of connection between \u0440ickens \u0430nd the field gener\u0430ls with the\u00a0Steelers, \u0430nd th\u0430t w\u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of wh\u0430t led to his ultim\u0430te move \u0430w\u0430y from the te\u0430m. Now in \u0430 different situ\u0430tion, \u0440ickens seems to h\u0430ve m\u0430de \u0430 good first im\u0440ression. Whether or not th\u0430t im\u0440ression is true is entirely u\u0440 to the \u0430ctions \u0440ickens will t\u0430ke \u0430s the se\u0430son ne\u0430rs closer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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