Though the early morning news of WR George Pickens being shipped off to the Dallas Cowboys may have felt like a shock, at least one insider isn’t batting an eye to the trade. CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reported Wednesday Pittsburgh made sure the NFL world understood Pickens wasn’t going to be with the Steelers come Week One.
“Not a surprise at all that George Pickens is no longer going to be a Pittsburgh Steeler,” Jones said. “They had made that very clear around the NFL. Certainly after trading for DK Metcalf a couple of months ago.