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Richard Sherman Not Impressed With New Steelers QB Kenny Pickett: “Hard For Me to Trust a Quarterback Who Wears Gloves All The Time”

Published 05/10/2022, 12:45 PM EDT

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Kenny Pickett, the quarterback from Pittsburgh College, was subjected to a lot of talks prior to the draft. There were major talks about his small hand size, as many believed his hands will not help him to succeed in the NFL. Nevertheless, the Pittsburgh Steelers took a chance and drafted him. However, the former 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman isn’t a firm believer of Kenny Pickett yet.

Richard Sherman on his podcast talked about the issues related to the size of Pickett’s hand. He said, “Do I think he’s the quarterback of the future? I don’t know. It’s hard for me to trust a quarterback who wears gloves all the time. It’s just different, It’s just different. I just, I have hard time with it.”

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Despite not feeling confident about Pickett’s hands, Sherman did have some positive words to say for the new Steelers quarterback. He added, “But he slings it. He’s effective and we’ll see how effective he is in Pittsburgh. They do a great job developing guys,” Sherman said. “They haven’t had another quarterback under center starting consistently since Ben Roethlisberger. I mean, Ben’s been there for what, 13 years, 14 years, something like that? And so, so that’ll be interesting.”

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Many people around the league were undecided about Kenny Pickett during the NFL Draft. As a result, not many teams wanted to take a chance on him, and the Steelers were able to get him. He is considered to be the new franchise quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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In the recently concluded NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Kenny Pickett with the 20th overall pick. He was the first quarterback to be drafted in this year’s draft. He was widely considered as the only quarterback in this year’s draft that is ready for the NFL.

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However, there is no guarantee that he will be the starting quarterback of the Steelers from Day 1. The Steelers recently signed Mitchell Trubisky, who was widely tipped to start the season for the team. The acquisition of Pickett certainly made things interesting.

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The Steelers are kickstarting a new era, as their legendary quarterback Ben Roethlisberger retired last season. Pickett might be the quarterback for the franchise’s future, but he certainly has some work to do to get ready to start in the NFL.

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Abhimanyu Chaudhary is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Sharda University. Abhimanyu has been a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Liverpool FC.
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