Hello, everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Southside Beat here on the DK.

Pittsburgh Sports Podcasting Network and Steelers YouTube channel.

Chris Halleck, Matt Williamson.

It's been a busy week so far, Matt.

Yeah, just when I, you know, like you, were always putting on Steeler content.

And I kind of looked at this week like, man, it's going to be kind of slow.

You can't just keep talking draft picks over and over.

And then boom, we've got something to talk about for sure.

Oh, yeah.

So for those who have been living under a rock,

George Pickens was traded a couple days ago.

He was traded to the Cowboys in exchange for a third round pick in next year's draft.

And then they do a pick swap in 2027.

They trade away their 27 sixth round pick for the Cowboys fifth round pick and that's it.

The George Pickens era in Pittsburgh is over.

What was your immediate reaction to the trade?

I know that people have probably already heard it on this channel because of the scouts

I podcast you did, but immediate reaction and then maybe having a couple days to sit on it. What was, what's your overall reaction to this trade for the Steelers? So it happened somewhat early in the morning. I'm, I'm, I sleep. I wasn't awake yet. I say I sleep in. So I don't, I was just going to tell the world that, hey, I stay up late and I sleep in. And I immediately saw it on my phone.

First thing, as my eyes opened that day.

And immediately in that situation, shocked and then not shocked.

You know, I mean, like, no longer this went on, when it got past the draft, I thought more and more, we're going to see a year of Metcalf and Pickens together.

And that's pretty exciting.

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