'100 Percent BS!' Kenny Pickett's Ex Coach Responds To Steelers Narrative

After two disappointing seasons from first-rounder Kenny Pickett, the Pittsburgh Steelers decided it was time to move on. They completely revamped their entire quarterback room including trading Pickett across the state to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The narrative around Pickett before, during, and after his stay in Pittsburgh is that he was arrogant, entitled, and more. Now, his longtime quarterback coach Tony Racioppi is speaking out.

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Racioppi recently sat down for an interview with NJ Advance Media and quickly slammed everything that has been said publicly about his pupil.

"I would say the majority of those narratives were pushed by people. And they are 100 percent BS …,” Racioppi said. "I would put his leadership ability against anybody out there. I will always believe in that kid. He has it. He has it physically. He has it mentally. He’s tough. He’s smart.

"There’s this work ethic to him. He has the talent and abilities. He has what you want. So much of that league is (the) right place, right time (and) wrong place, wrong time. There’s so many cases that point to that."

Pickett will now be the backup behind Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. In all honesty, it’s not a bad place to be for a young kid still learning the game. The Eagles are stacked and are serious Super Bowl contenders. But Racioppi knows that Pickett has to take advantage of the situation.

"Kenny and I both know, especially with the quarterbacks now in the NFL, there’s a long road if you do it right,” Racioppi continued.

“The days of being 28 years old and out of the league are over. If you get a second opportunity and take advantage of it, you can turn (that) into another 10 years, eight years, whatever it’s going to be.”

Again, he’s not wrong. Chase Daniel had a 13-year career with seven different teams and made over $43 million while starting just 5 games have only having less than 300 total passing attempts in his career.

"At the end of the day, that’s what we’re hoping for, whether it’s in Philly or somewhere else,” Racioppi concludes. “You’re looking for an opportunity at some point. And when you get it, you have to take advantage of it."