PITTSBURGH – The general manager who drafted QB Kenny Picket lauded his character and said he believes that Pickett has a bright future even though he is ticketed for a backup role in Philadelphia.
Speaking with Steelers Depot at an annual gathering of Western Pennsylvania high school football coaches, former Steelers GM Kevin Colbert pushed back against any narratives that Pickett did not handle himself well prior to the Steelers trading their 2022 first-round pick in March.
“Kenny Pickett was a great team guy,” Colbert said at Grandview Golf Club in east Pittsburgh. “I don’t like the fact that he gets portrayed as somebody other than that.