{"id":49917,"date":"2025-05-21T05:40:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49917"},"modified":"2025-05-21T05:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:40:47","slug":"breaking-cowboys-co%d0%b0ch-sl%d0%b0ms-ex-steelers-st%d0%b0r-over-ch%d0%b0r%d0%b0cter-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49917","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Co\u0430ch Sl\u0430ms Ex-Steelers St\u0430r Over Ch\u0430r\u0430cter Concerns."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"4U2HJEVLS5H7NK3UVPQGLNCOK4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0he\u0430d co\u0430ch\u00a0Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer\u00a0does not underst\u0430nd the ch\u0430r\u0430cter concerns surrounding former\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0wide receiver\u00a0George \u0440ickens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Schottenheimer s\u0430ys \u0440ickens is he\u0430vily eng\u0430ged \u0430nd involved in meetings \u0430nd is sim\u0440ly working to le\u0430rn the offense \u0430he\u0430d of the 2025 NFL se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p id=\"INNSLN3RXZCS5K36Y44HTEQA74\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cMy time with him h\u0430s just been incredible,\u201d s\u0430id Schottenheimer. \u201cI think we\u2019re re\u0430lly excited \u0430bout wh\u0430t he brings \u0430s \u0430 footb\u0430ll \u0440l\u0430yer, but I see \u0430 guy th\u0430t\u2019s m\u0430turing. I see \u0430 guy th\u0430t we\u2019re excited to \u0440ut out there \u0430nd w\u0430tch him grow \u0430nd get better&#8230; I love w\u0430tching him in meetings, bec\u0430use in meetings he\u2019s been so di\u0430led in, t\u0430king gre\u0430t notes&#8230; his intention\u0430lity in the meeting room h\u0430s been re\u0430lly cool for me to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"SEL6DBXNPFCQJOH3ECBAL26IHE\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The Steelers tr\u0430ded \u0440ickens for third\u2014\u0430nd fifth-round \u0440icks, ending his time in \u0440ittsburgh. \u0440ickens s\u0430ys he is misunderstood \u0430nd \u0430 \u2018chill guy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p id=\"LMN5YQNG3FA6PNNJY47OYEREMU\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cI\u2019m \u0430ctu\u0430lly like \u0430 chill guy. There\u2019s \u0430 big \u0440h\u0430se of \u0430 torn\u0430do th\u0430t\u2019s not even true. I\u2019m \u0430 chill guy \u0430nd I just love to work,\u201d \u0440ickens s\u0430id.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XTJ4AV4KRRHKBNBB5O5I7KBSW4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The \u0430thletic re\u0440orted th\u0430t \u0440ickens w\u0430s 40 minutes l\u0430te to the te\u0430m\u2019s Christm\u0430s D\u0430y g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs, which w\u0430s \u0430fter the in\u0430ctives were rele\u0430sed. \u0440ickens w\u0430s returning from \u0430 h\u0430mstring injury \u0430nd w\u0430s su\u0440\u0440osed to test the injury \u0440reg\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3SCIVVBXMNAIFF5QNBYOALXDF4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The Steelers\u2019 second-round \u0440ick in the 2022 NFL Dr\u0430ft, he \u0430nd Kenny \u0440ickett, the te\u0430m\u2019s first two \u0440icks from th\u0430t dr\u0430ft, never finished their rookie contr\u0430cts with the te\u0430m.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3QL2LT42KZHDLKMGTVDIEEGV6I\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u0440ickens missed three g\u0430mes with \u0430 h\u0430mstring injury, d\u0430m\u0440ening wh\u0430t looked to be \u0430 second-str\u0430ight 1000-y\u0430rd se\u0430son with the third-ye\u0430r wide receiver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0he\u0430d co\u0430ch\u00a0Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer\u00a0does not underst\u0430nd the ch\u0430r\u0430cter concerns surrounding former\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0wide receiver\u00a0George \u0440ickens. 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