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Patrick Peterson Welcomes Ryan Tannehill But Notes ‘Kenny Pickett Is The Guy’

Patrick Peterson, assuming he remains a Pittsburgh Steeler, welcomes QB Ryan Tannehill to the team with open arms. But he made clear it’d be as a backup, not a starter. Appearing on the latest episode of the All Things Covered Podcast, Peterson said reuniting Tannehill with new Steelers’ OC Arthur Smith would be wise. But even if Tannehill signs, this is a Kenny Pickett-led team.

“I think it’d be great because he’s a guy who’s been in the system who understands the system,” Peterson said. “But also we gotta remember that that comment that Ryan Tannehill made a couple years ago.