49ers trade Cody Pickett to Texans
The San Francisco 49ers traded backup quarterback Cody Pickett to the Houston Texans on Thursday for a conditional draft pick. Pickett started two games for the 49ers last season — and completed a franchise-low one pass in a loss to Chicago. But the former rodeo cowboy and University of Washington star gained his greatest notoriety from a brief stint as a special-teams player covering kickoffs and punts.
The 49ers will open training camp Friday with quarterbacks Trent Dilfer, Jesse Palmer and Shaun Hill vying to back up Alex Smith.
Can the Texans really afford to be trading away draft picks for publicity stunts? Because we can’t believe for one second that they think a guy whose main claim to fame is going 1-for-13 against Chicago has any kind of value. The article notes he is a former rodeo performer - are we looking at the Texans’ new mascot?
