Steelers coach Mike Tomlin once referred to receiver George Pickens’s behavior as a “ pebble in my shoe .” Now that the shoe has been removed and the pebble has been shaken out, Tomlin has slipped the sneaker back on his foot and walked away.

Mike Tomlin called for the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade George Pickens, insider Mark Kaboly said. Kaboly says that as he talked to more people, it has become apparent that the longtime head coach made the call, not team president Art Rooney II or general manager Omar Khan.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin would not elaborate on the team's decision to trade George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys.