The Pittsburgh Steelers traded George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday morning. Based on how things unfolded during Pickens’ three years in Pittsburgh, many immediately thought the Steelers just couldn’t stand to have him in their locker room anymore.
ESPN’s Peter Schrager doesn’t think that’s the case. Speaking on The Pat McAfee show on Thursday, he shed some light as to how people in Pittsburgh view Pickens.
“He wasn’t a disliked player in that building,” Schrager said. “Now, he was late for certain things, and there was issues, on gameday on Sundays with him getting frustrated with the quarterback play and wanting the ball.