Nothing is a given in the NFL, even as a former first-round pick. Kenny Pickett has learned that over the last couple years as he went from the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise to a backup with the Philadelphia Eagles. He is now on this third team over the first four seasons of his career, and he hopes to get back into the ranks of NFL starting quarterbacks this year with the Cleveland Browns.
“That’s the plan, man [to start],” Pickett told TribLive’s Jerry DiPaola at the Pitt spring game on Saturday. “I’m not going there to hang out.