Inside Conditions: Kenny Pickett’s ‘goose’ has been cooked

No pouting allowed—Steelers revamp quarterback room & On March 15, 2024, ex-Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos quar­terback Russell Wilson signed a 1-year, $1.2-mil­lion contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Many fools, oops I meant folks, considering the way that Wilson was treated during the 2023 season by the Broncos “head-roach,” or Head Coach Sean Pay­ton, thought he would be a backup at best to Kenny Pickett and help mentor him in mundane things like moving the chains and getting first downs….ya know, minor stuff like that. Whoever advised and prompted Kenny Pickett to demand a trade must have had relatives who were scalpers who sold two two-for-one, one-way discount tickets to the Titanic, complete with a cabin that guaranteed an oceanside view. Be­fore, after, or whenever Russell Wilson completed the transaction with the Steelers, Kenny Pickett was informed that Wilson occupied “the pole posi­tion.” Somewhere along the way, Pickett demanded to be traded. Afterward, the Omar Khan “bullet train” was spotted idling outside of Acrisure Stadium wait­ing to transport the now ex-Steelers and new Ea­gles QB with “warp speed” to “the city of brotherly love.” I’m not sure if Kenny Pickett is hyped about playing in a city that had a...