ESPN drops the ball on fake highlight of former Steelers WR George Pickens at Cowboys training camp
The rub? Dallas doesn't start their training camp until Wednesday. This wasn't even a highlight that included Pickens. So Qerim and First Take made the decision to show an old highlight that didn't include Pickens as if it were the former Steelers receiver and wasn't even during the current camp.
Qerim and ESPN later issued an apology for the misstep.
The Steelers traded Pickens to the Cowboys this offseason after Pittsburgh acquired veteran DK Metcalf via trade from the Seattle Seahawks.
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