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Former Pitt QB Kenny Pickett Out for Another Week

Former Pitt Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett will be out for another week.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt QB Kenny Pickett Out for Another Week
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett will have to wait another week before he can return to the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers as he recovers from an ankle injury. 

The Steelers have officially ruled out their 2022 first-round pick out of Pitt and will turn to Mason Rudolph for another week as they make the cross-country trek to face the Seattle Seahawks. 

Pickett is 30 days removed from his injury and four weeks removed from the tightrope surgery he underwent to repair the damaged ankle. 

Rudolph stepped in to start last week as the Steelers routed the Bengals, 34-11 at Acrisure Stadium. He threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns. 

Pickett returned to practice last week, albeit in a limited capacity. He said he felt good enough to play, but was leaving the final decision up to the team medical staff. They clearly did not feel good enough about his mobility to make him active for this game. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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