Kenny Pickett is set to be the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers this year. The AFC North team wants him to feel more comfortable, so now they are contemplating to sign a superstar from the XFL to bolster his offense for the 2023 NFL season.
In 2022, the Steelers selected Kenny Pickett with the 20th-overall pick. Ben Roethlisberger decided to retire after the 2021 season, so they had to bring a new quarterback to lead the team.
Pickett had a decent rookie campaign. He played 13 games (7-5 record), throwing for 2,404 yards, completing 245 passes out of 389 attempts (63.0%), with seven touchdowns and nine interceptions.
Steelers want to give Kenny Pickett a new wide receiver for the 2023 NFL season
Kenny Pickett is seen as the future of the Steelers. They have high hopes on the 24-year-old, who will have to guide an offense that was previously led by Ben Roethlisberger, a future Hall of Famer.
Of course Pickett can’t do it all by himself. He needs weapons to succeed, and the Steelers are committed to give the quarterback more targets to throw passes to.
After choosing TE Darnell Washington in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, Pittsburgh is still looking for new wide receivers. Apparently,they have found one, and it comes from the XFL.
The Steelers have invited wide receiverHakeem Butler to their camp. He comes from theSt. Louis Battlehawks, where he caught51 passes for 599 yards and led the league witheight touchdowns.
Butler was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2019 in the fourth round, but he didn’t make it to the roster and was cut. He spent a short time witht he Carolina Panthers before joining the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was converted into a tight end thanks to his size.
