Report: Steelers' Kenny Pickett to miss rest of December with ankle injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers have known since Sunday evening that they will be without Kenny Pickett for the foreseeable future. But following his surgery on Monday, there was some optimism that he may be able to return before Christmas. Well, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Pickett likely won't be back this calendar year: Happy New Year? The […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have known since Sunday evening that they will be without Kenny Pickett for the foreseeable future.
But following his surgery on Monday, there was some optimism that he may be able to return before Christmas.
Well, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Pickett likely won't be back this calendar year:
Happy New Year?
The sense out of Pittsburgh is quarterback Kenny Pickett could end up missing four weeks with that right ankle injury. I've talked to people who are at least bracing for that possibility. So Mitch Trubisky could have a four-game run to make something happen. If the four-week outlook holds, then Pickett would be back for the season finale at Baltimore on Jan. 7. With the Steelers' rocky offensive journey this season, how the team finishes will be anyone's guess. Coach Mike Tomlin's culture typically prevails in situations like this, but the Steelers will be tested. -Jeremy Fowler, ESPN
As Fowler suggested, the Steelers' offense has been anything but smooth this season, and that was with the starting QB.
Trubisky has had his fair share of bad moments this year given the two interceptions in the Jaguars game and the lack of execution against the Cardinals, but in fairness to him, he was coming off the bench cold.
That's no longer the case.
Sure he and the rest of the team are on a short week this game, but Trubisky will take all the reps over the next four weeks and potentially beyond given how well the team does down the home stretch.
If nothing else, we'll see if this offense has a coordinator problem or a QB problem.
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