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Batko: Zach Azzanni Isn’t ‘Taking It Easy’ On George Pickens

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a change with their wide receivers coach this offseason, letting Frisman Jackson go and hiring former Denver Broncos wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni. Azzanni has a reputation as a hard-nosed, no-nonsense coach, and by all accounts, he’s living up to that reputation in Pittsburgh. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko on The North Shore Drive podcast, Azzanni isn’t taking it easy on any member of the wide receiver room, from rookie Roman Wilson to veteran No. 1 receiver George Pickens.

“They aren’t taking it easy on [Roman Wilson]. They aren’t taking it easy on [George] Pickens, either.