Why Did Steelers QB Kenny Pickett Leave Game Against The Cards? Injury Update!
Kenny Pickett is a professional American footballer who plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers as a quarterback for the team and he is one of the best players of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has made many records and was also playing amazingly in the current ongoing NFL season. Unfortunately, he got a severe injury on his left ankle that stopped him from continuing with the ongoing match against Arizona and he was replaced by Mitch Trubisky. A lot of fans are shocked to see him not returning for the game and it looks like his ankle is majorly hurt which adds a huge doubt to the fans.
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Kenny Pickett Injury
Kenny Pickett is a successful player for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL and he is a national American footballer. He has been playing as a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers for a very long time and his achievements are worth remembering. The team got a win (16-10) against Cincinnati Bengals in week 12 where Pickket completed 24 of 33 passes for 278 yards and that was marked as an amazing performance by him in this season of NFL 2023.
In the week 13 match against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Pittsburgh were playing well and Kenny Pickket was also seen playing as a quarterback in the first quarter. But during the middle of the game, he got a severe leg injury that took his further play. He was hit during a rushing play and needed to get a break immediately as his left ankle was very hurt and extremely painful.
Mitch Trubisky was initially assigned as a backup quarterback and Pittsburgh had a 24-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Kenny Pickett did not return to the game and he was examined by the team’s medical facilities. It seems like he will be missing from the game for some weeks now as he is badly injured with his left ankle.
Mitch Trubisky Replaced Kenny Pickett
Kenny Pickket was immediately replaced by Mitch Trubisky in the Sunday match against Arizona. Trubisky came in as a backup quarterback for Pittsburgh and took the lead in the second quarter. Mitch Trubisky is a 29-year-old professional footballer who has an amazing journey with the NFL.
He joined the NFL in 2017 with the Chicago Bears and had the most successful season of his career and got Chicago a first divisional title. In 2021, he signed a contract with Pittsburgh Steelers as a starting quarterback and a backup and he has made many good playing records with the team.
As of now, Trubisky will be playing as the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers for the next several weeks as Pickket has a leg injury and will be probably sidelined for the next several weeks.
