Kenny Pickett Won a Super Bowl Ring, and Nobody In the League Is Ready For It

Alright, you ready for a wild one? Because this week, the ghost of a former GM popped up to defend a draft pick, and it's got me thinking about all the crazy twists in the NFL. We're talking about Kevin Colbert, the guy who used to run the Steelers, hopping on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh to talk about Kenny Pickett. And honestly, his take is a head-scratcher, especially when you consider what Pickett's actually done since leaving Pittsburgh. Seriously, you gotta hear this, because the league's got a secret about Pickett that nobody's really ready to process.

"14-10 and Trending" Isn't Always the Whole Story

So, Colbert's out there, trying to explain why picking Pickett 20th overall was the right call. He even compared it to how the Steelers passed on Dan Marino way back when, drafting Pickett after Ben Roethlisberger hung up his cleats. But here’s the kicker, the Steelers punted on Pickett after just two seasons. TWO! And Colbert’s defense? He told Jack Markowski of SI.com, "We projected Kenny to be a start-and-win NFL quarterback, and quite honestly, he lived up to that in his first two seasons with us. For us, he was 14-10 and trending in the right direction. So that’s what we thought we had in Kenny." Look, 14-10 is fine, but "trending in the right direction" when your team quickly moves on? Sounds like a GM trying to polish a turd. We’ve seen enough quarterback drama i

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n our lives to know when a pick isn't living up to the hype, no matter how many wins a GM tries to hang on it.

The Super Bowl Ring That Changes Everything

Here’s where it gets absolutely bonkers. Colbert retired *before* Pickett was traded, so he wasn't even there for the actual breakup. But after leaving Pittsburgh, Pickett's been on a whirlwind tour. He spent the 2024 season in Philadelphia, right? And get this, he won a Super Bowl ring there. A legit, honest-to-goodness Super Bowl ring. Let that sink in for a second. Marino never got one, but Pickett did! Then he bounced to Las Vegas in 2025, after a detour through the Browns to the Raiders, and now? He's chilling on the Panthers' depth chart, backing up Bryce Young. So, Colbert's out here saying Pickett was "trending in the right direction" with a 14-10 record, and the dude already has a ring on his finger from somewhere else. You can't make this stuff up, can you? It really makes you wonder what GMs are *actually* looking at sometimes. Man, the NFL is just full of surprises, isn't it? One day a guy is getting defended for a "trending" record, the next he's got a Super Bowl ring from a completely different team, and now he's a backup. It's a brutal league, and every decision matters. While they're sorting that out back east, let's keep our eyes on our Mariners this month. April baseball is always a fresh start, and we’re ready to see our guys like Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez absolutely mash. Go M’s!

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