- Amy and her QB husband got married last year while he was still with the Steelers.
- Pickett played five seasons at the University of Pittsburgh before coming to the NFL
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Kenny Pickett’s stunning wife, Amy, took to social media to react to the QB’s big trade to the Philadelphia Eagles, as originally reported on Friday.
A day after learning the news about the deal, NFL WAG shared on Instagram: “Couldn’t be more excited and grateful!! Soooo birds!!’
She added in a separate post on her Saturday story: “Looking forward to our next chapter” with a green heart. ‘All love.’
Amy and her QB husband, who married last year, are moving to ‘The City That Loves You’ after Pickett, 25, was traded for a 2024 third-round pick (No. 98) and two picks of the seventh round of 2025.
The Eagles will receive a fourth-round pick (No. 120) in this year’s draft in addition to Pickett.
Kenny Pickett with his wife Amy at Steelers practice last year during the 2023-24 NFL season.
Amy shared her excitement about supporting the Eagles now after her husband’s QB trade on Friday.
She added in a separate Instagram post: “We look forward to our next chapter.”
Originally from Ocean Township, New Jersey, Pickett grew up an Eagles fan and will now fulfill a childhood dream by backing up Jalen Hurts.
His departure from Pittsburgh, where he played in college for five seasons before being selected as a first-round pick by the city’s pro NFL team in 2022, comes after the Steelers signed free agent QB Russell Wilson and They will trade for former Bears QB Justin Fields. , this past week.
The Steelers’ original plan for Pickett was to keep him around during training camp to compare him to the 35-year-old Wilson for the QB1 role, according to ESPNwhich further revealed: “Internally, Wilson was viewed more as the starting quarterback.”
But the report added that Pickett “preferred” to seek pastures new after learning he would not be relied on as much as last season in 2024-25.
Pickett went 14-10 as a starter, but struggled to stay healthy and be a difference-maker for an offense that languished near the bottom of the league. He completed 62.0 percent of his passes in 2023 for 2,070 yards and six touchdowns with four interceptions.
The Picketts married last year after the Steelers selected the QB in the 2022 NFL Draft.
The 25-year-old New Jersey native, who grew up an Eagles fan, will now back up Jalen Hurts.
Pickett and Amy often share snaps of themselves as a couple on their social media accounts.
Pickett first took over the Steelers’ starting job at halftime of a Week 4 loss to the New York Jets during the 2022 season. He didn’t put up eye-popping numbers, but showed an ability to pull off late comebacks, including wins over Baltimore. and Oakland at the end of the 2022 season that offered a glimpse of what Pittsburgh thought it could be.
Never happened. The Steelers were sluggish much of the year and decided to fire offensive coordinator Matt Canada just before Thanksgiving. Pickett looked solid in a promising win over Cincinnati under interim offensive coordinator Eddie Faulkner and quarterbacks coach/playcaller Mike Sullivan. However, Pickett dropped his ankle while wrestling the following week against Arizona and underwent surgery.
By the time the ankle healed, the Steelers had turned on Rudolph and Pickett spent the final two weeks as Rudolph’s backup.
The spotlight won’t be as bright for Pickett in Philadelphia, which already has an established starter in Hurts.