Perhaps Kenny Pickett would have thrived with the Pittsburgh Steelers if the franchise provided him with the support necessary to succeed.
According to ESPN's Brooke Pryor, "multiple sources within the Steelers organization acknowledged" that Pickett "was placed in poor situations during his two years in Pittsburgh, and wasn't given the adequate support required for a young quarterback."
The Steelers' signing of veteran quarterback Russell Wilson in free agency prompted Pickett to request a trade before he was shipped to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Pryor wrote:
"Pickett, per multiple sources, believed the Steelers were going back on their initial plan to give him the first-team reps, placing him at a disadvantage in any competition.