A floodgate of emotions released when dream comes true

When the emotions hit, they hit hard for Steelers first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett. Emotions that were bottled up inside him. Emotions he doesn’t show often privately, let alone publicly.

But when that phone call came, when Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin was on the other end informing Pickett that he was the newest Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, it was like a floodgate was released and the emotions came out.

“The emotion was definitely not normal for me,” admitted Pickett. “I had a feeling it would be emotional. When I got the call and I heard Coach Tomlin’s voice, I kind of lost it. Everyone was so emotional. Everything I worked toward my entire