Fair or not, wide receivers have long been viewed as the prima donnas of the NFL. In the Pittsburgh Steelers’ case, it’s been more than fair over the last two decades. There’s no way around it — the Steelers have a problem with evaluating the personalities of their receivers.
The latest example of a promising wide receiver who was traded early in his career is former second-round pick George Pickens. Steelers GM Omar Khan commented on this troubling trend and downplayed its significance as a real pattern.
“Some of that’s just really coincidence how it’s played out with the position,” Khan said in audio posted by 93.