Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger Believes Kenny Pickett Is Forever Grateful For Trade Out Of Pittsburgh: "I Appreciate Y'all Letting Me Go"

[SteelerNation.com News]

The Pittsburgh Steelers generated a ton of excitement throughout the city when Kenny Pickett was selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Ben Roethlisberger hung up his cleats and the Steel City immediately thought there would be no problem transferring the power over to the University of Pittsburgh product. Unfortunately, the relationship was short-lived. Pickett was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 offseason after he didn't appreciate the way the team went about promising Russell Wilson the starting spot upon the veteran's signing.

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