For Stephen A. Smith, Kenny Pickett can’t be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starter next year. And he’ll take just about any name to replace him. Making the case on Tuesday’s episode of ESPN’s First Take, Smith railed against the idea of Pickett entering the year as the team’s presumed starter.
“When I think about the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Smith said, “and I’m thinking about Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow within your division, you cannot go into next season with Kenny Pickett zeroed in as your likely starter. That just cannot happen.
“Me personally? It’s a Justin Fields, it’s a Kirk Cousins, it’s a Russell Wilson.