For an article revealed Tuesday, The Athletic’s Jon Machota famous that Dallas Cowboys personnel consider that the group “has the perfect tradition for” huge receiver George Pickens to thrive after buying him from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Throughout a current dialog with London sports activities radio station TalkSport, Steelers reporter Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette expanded on why Pickens has embraced a contemporary begin this spring.
“I feel there’s a reliable refreshing change of tempo for him, simply due to the load of all this — most of them self-inflicted complications that he induced in Pittsburgh, or complications that he needed to cope with in Pittsburgh. And that naturally engendered a variety of negativity from the fan base, as properly,” Batko mentioned about Pickens. “I am certain he was carrying out his welcome on individuals right here, each inside and outdoors the constructing, to some extent. So now he goes to a spot the place you’ve a special metropolis, a much bigger metropolis.”
Some Steelers gamers and coaches reportedly received “fed up with” Pickens by the point his third season with the group got here to an finish. The 2022 second-round draft decide allegedly showed up late for practices and for the Steelers’ Christmas Day matchup towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs this previous December. He developed a status for making it identified throughout video games that he was upset over a scarcity of targets, and Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said the 24-year-old wanted to “develop up” after he was flagged twice for unsportsmanlike conduct throughout a sport final season.
Shortly after information concerning the Pittsburgh-Dallas commerce went public, a report revealed that “the Steelers’ unsettled quarterback state of affairs gave Pickens pause about his monetary future.” Batko indicated that Pickens is happy to know he’ll play out the final year
of his rookie contract with Dallas somewhat than with the AFC North aspect.
“You are enjoying in lovely ‘Jerry World’ (AT&T Stadium) as an alternative of gritty and dirty Acrisure Stadium in half of your video games,” Batko added throughout his feedback about Pickens. “You are in a extra pass-happy offense. So, yeah, I feel he shall be happier.”
Veteran Cowboys huge receiver CeeDee Lamb has taken Pickens under his wing, and plainly first-year Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer believes Lamb will help hold Pickens completely satisfied and settled by way of the autumn. Batko is not certain how Pickens will react if his numbers aren’t the place he desires them to be by late December, however such conversations might be postpone for later.
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