This season, it feels like George Pickens has as many boneheaded moments as he does unreal plays. He’s taken his game to another level as the number-one receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That hasn’t resulted in him being more mature, though. Against the Cincinnati Bengals, he got called for two unnecessary penalties. However, analyst Patrick Claybon believes Pickens’ actions weren’t that bad.
“On the Pickens’ bananas index, though, this game was about a three,” Claybon said Monday on NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal. “Considering the no-call that led to the pick-six, he gets hit for a taunting call, which I’m still looking for the first good taunting call in NFL history, and then he got finger guns on another one.