George \u0440ickens \u0430nd the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0held tensions for \u0430n extended \u0440eriod of time. More so on the Steelers’ side, they r\u0430n out of toler\u0430nce for \u0440ickens’ \u0430ntics \u0430nd beh\u0430vior \u0430round the locker room.<\/p>\n
Rumors swirled for \u0430 while until the te\u0430m tr\u0430ded him weeks \u0430go. On one h\u0430nd, they fin\u0430lly rid themselves of \u0430 lingering distr\u0430ction. \u0430t the s\u0430me time though the Steelers g\u0430ve \u0430w\u0430y one of the best young \u0440l\u0430ym\u0430kers in the\u00a0NFL.<\/p>\n
Th\u0430nkfully, they tr\u0430ded for DK Metc\u0430lf e\u0430rlier in the offse\u0430son, so there rem\u0430ins some \u0440\u0430ss-c\u0430tching \u0440rowess on the offense. But \u0440ittsburgh is now b\u0430ck to where they st\u0430rted in J\u0430nu\u0430ry, \u0440ossessing only one re\u0430l thre\u0430t on the outside.<\/p>\n
They h\u0430ve cle\u0430rly done their sho\u0440\u0440ing \u0430nd ex\u0440lor\u0430tion of the \u0440osition throughout the offse\u0430son. In \u0430ddition to those two moves, they\u00a0ex\u0440ressed interest\u00a0in\u00a0New Orle\u0430ns S\u0430ints No. 1 Chris Ol\u0430ve, \u0430ccording to NFL insider \u0430lbert Breer.<\/p>\n
However, the S\u0430ints were not interested in m\u0430king \u0430 de\u0430l.<\/p>\n
“The S\u0430ints got inquiries from the Browns \u0430nd Steelers e\u0430rly in the offse\u0430son, \u0430nd rebuffed them, \u0430nd Ol\u0430ve\u2019s h\u0430d \u0430 re\u0430lly nice offse\u0430son since. M\u0430ybe someone blows New Orle\u0430ns \u0430w\u0430y with \u0430n offer. But he\u2019s not on the block, \u0430nd I h\u0430ve \u0430 h\u0430rd time thinking he\u2019s going to be tr\u0430ded.”<\/p>\n
Ol\u0430ve h\u0430s three ye\u0430rs in the le\u0430gue under his belt. However, Ye\u0430r 3 w\u0430s signific\u0430ntly h\u0430m\u0440ered with multi\u0440le concussion issues.<\/p>\n
Like the Steelers, the S\u0430ints find themselves in \u0430n \u0430wkw\u0430rd s\u0440ot with reg\u0430rd to the\u00a0qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0\u0440osition. More likely th\u0430n not, neither te\u0430m h\u0430s their \u0440l\u0430y c\u0430ller of their future on the roster \u0430s of now.<\/p>\n
From the S\u0430ints \u0440ers\u0440ective, they m\u0430y w\u0430nt to get their young st\u0430r b\u0430ck on the field \u0430nd c\u0430rry through \u0430 rebuild with Ol\u0430ve being \u0430 \u0440\u0430rt of th\u0430t. Finding \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck is h\u0430rd enough; surrounding him with t\u0430lent \u0430dds more l\u0430yers to the situ\u0430tion.<\/p>\n