KENNY Pickett took a subtle dig at the Pittsburgh Steelers after his brief spell with the team.
Pickett, 26, now plays for the Cleveland Browns and is in contention for the starting quarterback role.
APKenny Pickett apparently threw shade at the Pittsburgh Steelers[/caption] APPickett is in line for the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback role[/caption]He was a first-round NFL Draft pick for the Steelers in 2022.
But Pickett was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles before the 2024 season.
The 26-year-old is now on the Browns after another off-season trade.
He is in a competition with Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders to start at quarterback.
Pickett was part of the setup as the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
And he was asked about how his time there benefitted him, despite starting just one game.
“I was shown how it’s supposed to be done,” Pickett said.
“Really from the top down.
“You get a chance to see what it’s supposed to look like on a day-to-day basis, not just on Sundays.
“I think that will pay dividends for me for the future.”
The remarks were interpreted by some as a dig at his former Steelers team.
Pittsburgh is in a tough spot with the quarterback room after being kept waiting by Aaron Rodgers.
The 41-year-old has yet to commit to playing for the side.
And the Steelers have just Mason Rudolph, Skylar Thompson and rookie Will Howard on the roster.
Pittsburgh icon Terry Bradshaw labeled the Steelers’ pursuit of Rodgers a joke and is unhappy at Pickett’s treatment.
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“That to me is just a joke,” Bradshaw said about the Rodgers bid on 103.7 The Buzz in Arkansas.
“What are you going to do? Bring him in for one year, are you kidding me?
“That guy needs to stay in California.
“Go somewhere and chew on bark and whisper to the gods out there.”
The Fox NFL Sunday star added, “I liked Kenny Pickett. I liked him at Pitt. I know him, I know what he’s like.
“When they got him to Pittsburgh, they didn’t protect him, they didn’t get him an offensive line.
“They wanted to run the football, but they didn’t have an offensive line that could protect and they didn’t have weapons.
“He had no wide receivers to speak of.
“Then they throw a kid in there for two years, and you’ve got an offense that doesn’t fit and doesn’t work, and they can’t run because their offensive line’s not even good enough for a run-blocking team.
“Now, they’re saying Kenny Pickett is a failure. He wasn’t a failure, the Steelers were a failure.”
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