If you weren’t on the hype train regarding Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett before Saturday’s preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks, you may have missed your window to board. That train is dashing down the tracks at a high rate of speed following Pickett’s burst onto the scene in his NFL debut.
In the win over the Seahawks, Pickett threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns — including the game-winner with three seconds left — and had the city and the fanbase buzzing after what transpired on the field at Acrisure Stadium Saturday night.
Back at training camp, Pickett was elevated into getting work with the second stringers Monday and Tuesday during practice at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, which has many believing he could really find himself in the quarterback competition for the starting job now.