1. Kenneth Shane Pickett was born on June 6,1998 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.
44 Facts About Kenny Pickett
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Kenny Pickett played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as a senior, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Kenny Pickett struggled during his two years in Pittsburgh, leading to him being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in March 2024.
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Kenny Pickett served as a backup to Jalen Hurts and saw limited playing time.
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Kenny Pickett won Super Bowl LIX with the Eagles, entering the game in the final moments to close out the victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Kenny Pickett was born in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, New Jersey.
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Kenny Pickett attended Ocean Township High School and graduated in 2017.
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Kenny Pickett originally committed to play college football at Temple University, but changed his commitment to the University of Pittsburgh.
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Kenny Pickett spent most of his true freshman season at Pittsburgh in 2017 as a backup to Max Browne and Ben DiNucci.
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Kenny Pickett started his first career game in Pittsburgh's final game of the season against the second ranked Miami Hurricanes.
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Kenny Pickett started all 14 games, completing 180 of 310 passes for 1,969 yards, 12 touchdowns and six interceptions.
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Kenny Pickett led Pittsburgh to their first ever Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division Championship in his first season as the full-time starter.
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Kenny Pickett was again the starter in 2019, making 12 starts and missing one game due to injury.
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Kenny Pickett completed 289 of 469 passes for 3,098 yards, 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
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Kenny Pickett threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns, including a game winning touchdown to wide receiver Taysir Mack in the final minutes of the game.
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Kenny Pickett played in nine games and threw for 2,408 yards and 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions in that stretch.
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The NCAA granted all 2020 fall athletes an extra year of eligibility, and Kenny Pickett used this option to return as the Panthers' starting quarterback in 2021.
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Kenny Pickett took advantage of his final year of eligibility and broke out as one of the nation's top players.
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Kenny Pickett recorded 4,319 yards and 42 touchdowns setting school records for single season yards and touchdowns as well as career yards and touchdowns.
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Kenny Pickett was named a first-team All-American and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy finishing in 3rd place.
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Kenny Pickett graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing and enrolled at Joseph M Katz Graduate School of Business.
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Kenny Pickett was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft, the highest the Steelers selected a quarterback since drafting the then-recently retired Ben Roethlisberger in 2004; the selection was announced by Steelers legend Franco Harris in one of his last public appearances with the team before his unexpected death on December 20,2022.
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Kenny Pickett made his NFL debut in the second half of a Week 4 loss against the New York Jets after Trubisky was benched.
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On his first career pass attempt, Kenny Pickett threw a deep ball to Chase Claypool that was intercepted by Jordan Whitehead.
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On October 4,2022, Kenny Pickett was named the starter by head coach Mike Tomlin.
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In Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kenny Pickett threw his first touchdown pass to Najee Harris, but he exited the game during the third quarter with a concussion.
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In Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens, Kenny Pickett suffered a concussion.
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Kenny Pickett was ruled out for Week 15 against the Carolina Panthers but started the following week against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 16.
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In Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens, Kenny Pickett threw a game-winning touchdown with under a minute left for the second consecutive game; a 10-yard pass to Najee Harris.
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Kenny Pickett became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw a game-winning touchdown in the final minute of the fourth quarter in two straight games.
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Kenny Pickett finished his rookie season with 2,404 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns, and nine interceptions to go along with three rushing touchdowns in 13 games.
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In Week 13, Kenny Pickett suffered a high ankle sprain and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
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Kenny Pickett underwent surgery to accelerate the healing process on his ankle.
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Kenny Pickett finished his season with the lowest touchdown percentage of all eligible starting quarterbacks in the league only throwing for six touchdowns out of 324 pass attempts across all 12 starts.
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Kenny Pickett threw an almost identical amount of interceptions with four.
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On March 16,2024, Kenny Pickett was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles along with a 2024 fourth-round pick in exchange for a 2024 third-round pick and two 2025 seventh-round picks.
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Kenny Pickett entered the season as the backup quarterback behind incumbent starter Jalen Hurts, despite a competition with Tanner McKee.
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In Week 16 against the Washington Commanders, Kenny Pickett replaced Hurts after he was ruled out with a concussion.
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Kenny Pickett was named the Eagles' starter for the following game against the Cowboys.
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Kenny Pickett left the game midway through the third quarter with a rib injury.
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Kenny Pickett finished the game at quarterback for the Eagles, handing the ball off, attempting one pass, and then kneeling out the win.
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Kenny Pickett married Amy Paternoster, a former Princeton women's soccer player, on June 24,2023.
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From 2022 to 2024, Kenny Pickett resided in Cranberry, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
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Kenny Pickett sold his home in Cranberry following his trade to the Philadelphia Eagles in early 2024.