Ex Steelers QB Kenny Pickett Boo'd by Pitt Fans at Acrisure Stadium

It's understandable if Pittsburgh Steelers fans never warmed up to quarterback Kenny Pickett. He wasn't really in Pittsburgh long enough to endear himself to the fanbase, and his tenure there was riddled with poor play.

But something peculiar happened at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday that defies logic.

The Pitt Panthers opened their 2024 season against the Kent State Golden Flashes inside their home facility that they share with the Steelers , Acrisure Stadium.

Alum Kenny Pickett was on hand to watch his alma mater cruise to a 55-24 win, and during a break in the action, the stadium shows some Pickett highlights from his college football days with the Panthers on the big screen.

That prompted a storm of boos from the Pitt faithful inside the stadium ... but why?

While Pickett wasn't great for the Steelers, he was excellent while leading the Pitt offense.

Maybe 93.7 The Fan host Andrew Fillipponi put it best in a post to his X account:

"Kenny Pickett was great for Pitt. Not so much for Steelers. If you’re booing him at a Pitt game. You need your fan card revoked. You’re there to support the college team. Not the Black & Gold," Fillipponi posted .

Pickett's time in Pittsburgh with the Steelers was cut short when the 2022 No. 20 overall pick was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles along with a fourth-round pick this offseason in exchange for a pair of seventh-round picks.

In five seasons at Pitt, Pickett completed 62.4 percent of his passes for 12,303 yards and 81 touchdowns to 32 interceptions. But he couldn't equal those numbers in the NFL.

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In 25 games for the Steelers that included 24 starts, Pickett matched his completion percentage with 62.6 but threw for just 4,478 yards with 13 touchdowns to 13 interceptions.

But for him to be booed by his college team in their home stadium is just absurd.