Shortly after news that the Pittsburgh Steelers had landed future Hall of Fame quarterback Russell Wilson in free agency on a one-year, $1.21 million deal to presumably come in and compete for the starting job with third-year incumbent Kenny Pickett, things changed in the blink of an eye. An unhappy Pickett requested a trade, leading to him landing with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Reportedly, Pickett handled the addition of Wilson “poorly,” which reportedly was a continuation of how he handled his benching late last season once healthy for Mason Rudolph. Due to his handling of the addition and then his subsequent request to be traded, Pickett finds himself as the clear-cut backup in Philadelphia after just two seasons in Pittsburgh.