The Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 preseason opener will take place Saturday night at Acrisure Stadium against the Seattle Seahawks and that means it will be the debut of rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett, the team’s first round draft pick out of the University of Pittsburgh. Pickett is expected to be the third quarterback into the game Saturday night and if that’s the case, he likely won’t enter the contest until late in the second half.
During his Thursday press conference, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was asked specifically about Pickett and what he hopes he can learn about the rookie quarterback while seeing him face a live NFL defense that he hasn’t learned so far throughout the offseason and training camp process.