For an article printed Tuesday, The Athletic’s Jon Machota famous that Dallas Cowboys personnel imagine that the group “has the perfect tradition for” vast receiver George Pickens to thrive after buying him from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Throughout a current dialog with London sports activities radio station TalkSport, Steelers reporter Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette expanded on why Pickens has embraced a contemporary begin this spring.
“I feel there’s a reputable refreshing change of tempo for him, simply due to the load of all this — most of them self-inflicted complications that he induced in Pittsburgh, or complications that he needed to take care of in Pittsburgh. And that naturally engendered lots of negativity from the fan base, as properly,” Batko stated about Pickens. “I am positive he was sporting out his welcome on folks right here, each inside and out of doors the constructing, to some extent. So now he goes to a spot the place you will have a unique metropolis, a much bigger metropolis.”
Some Steelers gamers and coaches reportedly obtained “fed up with” Pickens by the point his third season with the group got here to an finish. The 2022 second-round draft decide allegedly showed up late for practices and for the Steelers’ Christmas Day matchup towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs this previous December. He developed a fame for making it identified throughout video games that he was upset over an absence of targets, and Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said the 24-year-old wanted to “develop up” after he was flagged twice for unsportsmanlike conduct throughout a recreation final season.
Shortly after information in regards to the Pittsburgh-Dallas commerce went public, a report revealed that “the Steelers’ unsettled quarterback scenario gave Pickens pause about his monetary future.” Batko indicated that Pickens is happy to know he’ll play out the final year
of his rookie contract with Dallas relatively than with the AFC North aspect.
“You are taking part in in stunning ‘Jerry World’ (AT&T Stadium) as an alternative of gritty and dirty Acrisure Stadium in half of your video games,” Batko added throughout his feedback about Pickens. “You are in a extra pass-happy offense. So, yeah, I feel he can be happier.”
Veteran Cowboys vast receiver CeeDee Lamb has taken Pickens under his wing, and plainly first-year Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer believes Lamb might help hold Pickens pleased and settled by the autumn. Batko is not positive how Pickens will react if his numbers aren’t the place he needs them to be by late December, however such conversations will be postpone for later.
