This offseason is expected to be the hardest of his career for pittsburgh steelers qb kenny pickett. Everything seems to be on the table for the steelers, with it almost a certainty that pittsburgh will add kenny pickett’s competition via trade, free agency, or the draft. But espn analyst and former pitt panther louis riddick is one of pickett’s ardent supporters, despite being less than two years away from pounding the table for pickett as a player who shared his alma mater. But riddick couldn’t deny one of pittsburgh’s biggest trade rumors: riddick is out on pickett?
“i don’t want to ever put anyone in front of my boy kenny pickett because he’s my dad,” he said. ……………………………………………. ……………………………………………. “but justin fields is one of those dudes who i’d be like, might have to put him in front of you kenny, might have to go ahead and do this because justin, in that offense, would work,” riddick said on a recent episode of espn’s get up. “with justin under center on first and second down, with the dynamic duo that they have at the running back position right here with najee harris and jaylen warren, it is perfect, it’s absolutely perfect with the weapons, with george pickens, diontae johnson, and pat freiermuth, are you kidding?” riddick said. Pickett’s plans will go one of two directions. He’s either going to use the noise to motivate himself, go to camp in the best shape of his life, and land the first job, or he’s going to fold under the pressure. And say what you want about pickett, but he’s tough, both mentally and physically, so i’m going to place my bet on the former rather than the latter.
