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Kinkhabwala: Kenny Pickett Told By Steelers That Russell Wilson Would Start

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Kenny Pickett “preferred to move on” from the Steelers after the team traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles, and NFL insider Aditi Kinkhabwala is adding context to that report. She reported that Wilson was told by the Steelers that Wilson would start, not giving him a chance to compete for the starting job.

NOTE: “preferred” is not bc Kenny Pickett is running away from competition. He was explicitly told by the #Steelers Wilson would start, reneging on the pledge he’d been given that after two years of chaos, he’d finally be put in position to succeed – per sources apprised of convo https://t.