It wasn’t as impressive as he two previous showings in the preseason, but Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett went out on another high note in the preseason finale Sunday at Acrisure Stadium against the Detroit Lions.
Once again emerging to chants of “Kenny! Kenny! Kenny!” Pickett looked strong again, completing 10-of-14 passes on the afternoon for 90 yards and led one scoring drive and should have had another despite a blocked field goal.
Out of the game in the fourth quarter giving way to Mason Rudolph, Pickett was seen on the bench at Acrisure Stadium next to quarterback Mitch Trubisky on the headset with the veteran, presumably talking to second-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada in the booth, helping relay what they had both seen on the field to the coaching box, which could then get that information back to Rudolph on the field in hopes of helping the veteran quarterback succeed much like they had on the afternoon.