The Pittsburgh Steelers' decision to trade quarterback Kenny Pickett was influenced in part by his reaction to the team signing Russell Wilson, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Gerry Dulac and the MMQB's Albert Breer.
Pickett was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles five days after Wilson agreed to a one-year deal with the Steelers.
Pickett "communicated to the team he was fine with competing for the job, then went the other way when Wilson was added," Breer reported.
The situation was exacerbated by rumors that Pickett "refused to dress" as an emergency third quarterback behind Mason Rudolph in Week 17 last season, Dulac wrote.