Former NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh believes that George Pickens’ antics with the Pittsburgh Steelers were enough for them to move on from him. Houshmandzadeh says he knows people who play on the team, and he would consistently be late for events, including the team’s plane and bus departures.

The Pittsburgh Steelers did something that many have speculated they would do for a while now and traded away their best wide receiver. The team traded George Pickens and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.

The Pittsburgh Steelers traded away their star wide receiver George Pickens in the 2025 offseason. The team sent Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys after deciding that both sides needed a fresh start.