On Saturday, head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media for the first time since Pickens was traded, and while he did not add much color, he said it was simply time.

Mike Tomlin famously is the one who last year urged George Pickens to "grow up,'' so this Steelers reveal isn't shocking.

Pickens is the latest receiver the Steelers have drafted and ultimately traded away after not signing a second contract with the team.