After being inserted into the starting lineup for the Pittsburgh Steelers at halftime of the Week Four loss to the New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett had to sort of figure things out on the fly in the NFL.
That included trying to build relationships with the some of the starting receivers while trying to adjust to the speed of the NFL game. Though he was able to establish a strong connection with George Pickens right away due to being in his same draft class and getting quite a bit of work with him throughout the offseason and training camp, that rapport wasn’t quite there with veteran receiver Diontae Johnson.