George Pickens’ time in Pittsburgh was eventful, to say the least. Pickens was shipped to the Dallas Cowboys earlier this week, marking the end of his era in Pittsburgh. He becomes another temperamental receiver the Steelers have now moved on from.
Despite some of the issues he had in Pittsburgh, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that Pickens didn’t want to leave.
“The issues in Pittsburgh were very clear,” Fowler said on NFL Live on Friday. “The maturity and the accountability, or lack thereof. He can go to Dallas and try to show that. From what I was told, he didn’t want to leave Pittsburgh.