More Details on Why Pickens Wore Out His Welcome with Steelers?

[MarcusRock]

This quote courtesy of former NFL receiver TJ Houshmandzedah but there are other interesting ones in the article from Tom Pelissero and Jeff Howe of the Athletic.

“George Pickens had stepped over and crossed the line a bit too many times and I know people that play with the Steelers. He’d be late for the team plane that would be flying out to away games multiple times. He’d be late to get on the team bus and they had enough of it,”

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ex-nfl-wr-reveals-why-191143842.html

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

All stuffed already confirmed. They are getting Steelers knucklehead. Will things be different here? Who knows.

 

[Whirlwin]

Milton, Pickens. I can see the trend of the future.

 

[Whirlwin]

This quote courtesy of former NFL receiver TJ Houshmandzedah but there are other interesting ones in the article from Tom Pelissero and Jeff Howe of the Athletic.

“George Pickens had stepped over and crossed the line a bit too many times and I know people that play with the Steelers. He’d be late for the team plane that would be flying out to away games multiple times. He’d be late to get on the team bus and they had enough of it,”

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ex-nfl-wr-reveals-why-191143842.html

I’d rather know people that play for the Steelers. Lol.

 

[Rockport]

All stuffed already confirmed. They are getting Steelers knucklehead. Will things be different here? Who knows.

Yep, time will tell. I’m really hopeful.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

This quote courtesy of former NFL receiver TJ Houshmandzedah but there are other interesting ones in the article from Tom Pelissero and Jeff Howe of the Athletic.

“George Pickens had stepped over and crossed the line a bit too many times and I know people that play with the Steelers. He’d be late for the team plane that would be flying out to away games multiple times. He’d be late to get on the team bus and they had enough of it,”

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ex-nfl-wr-reveals-why-191143842.html

He'll fit right in. All he has to do is by pass his coach and go straight to Jerry just like all the other knuckle heads have. On a serious note, I don't think he will risk a bag.

 

[rambo2]

If he does that in Dallas it will cost him millions.

 

[AbeBeta]

Milton, Pickens. I can see the trend of the future.

Translation: "These boys need to know their place."

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

If he does that in Dallas it will cost him millions.

Yup.

The Cowboys organization does not put up with that kind of behavior.

 

[Flamma]

He'll probably be on his best behavior. His next contract is totally dependent on it.

 

[calico]

He landed at the right spot. Jerry’s cowboys aren’t known for their tight standards behind the scenes.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Yup.

The Cowboys organization does not put up with that kind of behavior.

Your sarcasm isn't lost but Pickens has millions of reasons to toe the line...he wants that monster payday. Only way he gets it is with a big year without drama.

 

[btcutter]

If he does that in Dallas it will cost him millions.

It already has and will continue to cost his $$. He needs to grow up and demonstrate he has matured if he wants a big contract.

 

[gimmesix]

This quote courtesy of former NFL receiver TJ Houshmandzedah but there are other interesting ones in the article from Tom Pelissero and Jeff Howe of the Athletic.

“George Pickens had stepped over and crossed the line a bit too many times and I know people that play with the Steelers. He’d be late for the team plane that would be flying out to away games multiple times. He’d be late to get on the team bus and they had enough of it,”

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ex-nfl-wr-reveals-why-191143842.html

Chronic lateness is something people have to reprogram themselves out of. We've probably all known people who are always late everywhere they go. Some of them just seem to accept that that is just the way it is, that they can't help it.

 

[Runwildboys]

Well, we know what Jimmy would have done. I hope Schotty has the guts to let him find his own ride to the game, when he's late.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

He'll probably be on his best behavior. His next contract is totally dependent on it.

I'm not sure 1 year will be enough..........in other words, I'm wanna see his best behavior for 2 straight years before offering him a long-term deal.

 

[KingCorcoran]

In his short career he’s been fined over a quarter of a million dollars. He has a problem.

 

[stiletto]

I'm sure he will do amazing, become a totally different person just because "The Cowboys Traded For Him". It was the right decision, no one is allowed to question it especially since Dallas has done everything right since about March 1995.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I think it's safe to say they know exactly what they are getting with Pickens......




https://www.si.com/nfl/nfl-takeaways-cowboys-all-in-derek-carr-belichick

Both the team and Pickens himself would have to be on board with executing the trade, with the receiver headed into a contract year. And the prospect does exist where Pickens is on the move again in 2026, with Dallas protected to a degree in that the Cowboys would get a comp pick back if he leaves via free agency.​

Then, there’s looking into the reasons he was available in the first place. The Cowboys did their homework there, too, as they always would, going back into their reports on him from the 2022 draft, pulling on connections at Georgia, and also whatever they could gather from Pickens’s three years in Pittsburgh (Stephen Jones and Mike Tomlin served together on the competition committee). What they came back with was an assessment that Pickens was fiery in a lot of ways, and hope that he could grow in a new environment.​

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[Doomsday]

Sometimes immaturity and frustration come out in negative ways like this. Hopefully, he will be more on board what is happening in Dallas and put this behind him.