The end of the Steelers' season didn't provide much reason to think that they were prioritizing a contract extension for wide receiver George Pickens.

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The trade worked out fine, with Jackson serving as a solid starter at a position of need and an upgrade on 2023 starters Levi Wallace and Patrick Peterson. Johnson, on the other hand, fell apart. He was traded by the Panthers to the Baltimore Ravens, refused to play for the Ravens, got waived, claimed by the Houston Texans, and then cut once again.