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Steelers face DK Metcalf problem they desperately tried to avoid with George Pickens

Pittsburgh suddenly has questions it attempted to dodge by replacing one prolific wide receiver with another.

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Remember when the Pittsburgh Steelers traded George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys this past offseason? With maturity, or lack thereof, being among the main questions surrounding the immensely talented wide receiver's unceremonious exit?

There was never any doubt about Pickens' skills. Much of his well-chronicled departure from the Steelers was character-related (and financially driven), at least from the outside looking in.