The Pittsburgh Steelers have been all over the place throughout the 2025 offseason. Aaron Rodgers has taken up a lot of the headlines, but the organization shocked the NFL world when the decision was made to trade George Pickens after the league's annual draft.

Days after Pittsburgh traded the mercurial wide receiver to the Cowboys, Steelers beat reporter Mark Kaboly alleged Monday that “significant locker room guys got fed up with Pickens’ antics” and feared toxicity could spread.

The timing of the George Pickens trade was very peculiar, coming just weeks after the 2025 NFL Draft. Typically, teams