They really went and did it.
The Pittsburgh Steelers traded former first-round pick Kenny Pickett and a fourth round pick to the Philadelphia Eagle for a 2024 third-round pick and two 2025 seventh-round picks.
This is a move that needed to be made, and frankly was sealed once the Steelers decided to stick with Mason Rudolph as their starter late in 2023. Once Pittsburgh’s offense took off against the Cincinnati Bengals in a 34-11 win just two days before Christmas, the writing was on the wall. Rudolph threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns, and the Steelers scored 30 points for the first time all season.