PITTSBURGH -- Kenny Pickett didn’t expect to be given the starting quarterback job from the minute the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him with the No. 20 overall pick.
And it’s a good thing, because through the first four voluntary OTA practices open to the media, Pickett has been running with the third-string offense.
“It’s kind of what I was expecting, just come in here and earn everything I get,” Pickett said Tuesday. “It’s kind of how it goes in life and in the game. I’m excited to be here.”
Entering the second week of OTAs, Pickett is taking reps behind free-agency addition Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph, who backed up the retired Ben Roethlisberger last season.