Mike Tomlin is pleased with Kenny Pickett's growth heading into his second season.

Tomlin said Pickett has been "really solid" throwing the ball in training camp and the preseason, but pointed more to his leadership than anything else.

"The leadership things, the communication things, the bringing-people-together things," the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said. "That is significant. It's not play related, but it is. He is the catalyst for that unit, he controls the pace and the tenor of that unit, and I think if he's comfortable that unit is comfortable, and I think that's been the biggest difference."

Pittsburgh drafted Pickett with the 20th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.