The Dallas Cowboys are far from the first team to trade for a troubled Pittsburgh Steelers receiver in the hopes they can fix him. Few have succeeded. In the mind of former NFL offensive lineman and current analyst Ross Tucker, it makes the George Pickens trade a risky one for the Cowboys. And makes the third-round pick Pittsburgh received in the deal a solid return.
“The whole thing where people say the Steelers got fleeced always makes me laugh,” Tucker said Wednesday on the Kaboly + Mack podcast. “Okay, yeah, the Steelers got fleeced. So when you say that, you’re saying that the Cowboys got such a good deal and the Steelers are idiots.