For anyone in Steel City hoping to watch Kenny Pickett line up against his old squad this year, that wish just died. The Cleveland Browns shipped off the 2022 first-rounder to the Las Vegas Raiders in return for a fifth-round pick. That move also means Pickett has now been dealt three times in just 17 months, one transaction away from tying an NFL record.
Meanwhile, the journey itself is wild. After Pittsburgh signed Russell Wilson last spring, Pickett asked out when told QB1 wasn’t in his hands. The Steelers quickly flipped him to the Philadelphia Eagles and then used the 2024 third-round pick they got in return to draft linebacker Payton Wilson. But the Eagles didn’t hold on to him for long either, sending Pickett to the Browns this March. That set up one of the NFL’s messiest quarter