Kenny Pickett: Pittsburgh Steelers fans erupt as QB makes first home start

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett received an incredible ovation when making his home debut this Sunday. 

Kenny Pickett has had something of a ‘Golden Child’ aura about him when it pertains to the quarterback role of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He grew up supporting the team, went to college at the University of Pittsburgh (who happen to share both a training facility and their home stadium with) and after his performances last year for the Pitt Panthers, was drafted by the Steelers to be their heir-apparent to Ben Roethlisberger.

Although quite when Pickett was going to take over the starting role was up for debate. Following the signing of Mitch Trubisky in free agency, it was believed that he would take over the starting role to begin with before the team began to transition to Pickett in the future.

That future though occurred perhaps a little earlier than some might have expected, as the Steelers and the offense suffered a very slow start to the season, Pickett was put in to relieve Trubisky in the second half of their game against the New York Jets, giving them a bit of a spark, but ultimately not enough to get them the win. 

Pickett took over the starter’s job last week on the road as they took on the Buffalo Bills, but that wasn’t much better for them either, as they ended up losing 30-3 in another dreadful day for the Steelers. 

But this week the Steelers take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in what will be a big game for Pickett, as he gets his first home start in his NFL career, and with that came a pretty special moment for him.

Before each game starts, the home team has the option to introduce the players one by one in front of their own fans, they can either go with the offense, the defense or do the