After being selected with the No. 20 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pickett was viewed as a potential franchise quarterback. His career has not gone according to plan thus far.

As Kenny Pickett says, he didn’t come here just to hang out, and he’s still very much in the mix to win the Browns’ four-way quarterback competition. Heading into training camp July 22, Pickett and Joe Flacco have the inside track to start Week 1,

A recent story suggested that Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski believes Kenny Pickett will prove he can "thrive" in his offense while competing for the starting quarterback job alongside veteran Joe Flacco, rookie Dillon Gabriel and first-year pro Shedeur Sanders.