Most Steelers fans didn’t expect to wake up Wednesday morning hearing about a George Pickens trade. The Steelers receiver was sent to the Dallas Cowboys, with a 2026 third-round pick being the main return for the Steelers.
It felt like weird timing, to say the least. There were rumors that the teams were negotiating a Pickens trade before and during the NFL Draft. When the draft came and went, most started to feel that Pickens would remain with the Steelers for the 2025 season after all.
Clearly, that’s not the case. Providing more context on the situation, NFL insider Ian Rapoport joined The Insiders to shed some light on the recent negotiations between Dallas and Pittsburgh.