Before this season began, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a commitment to George Pickens by trading Diontae Johnson. The latter had been the Steelers’ No. 1 receiver, but with him gone Pickens was in line to fill that void. He’s been doing an exceptional job at that. That’s become more than evident while he’s missed time due to a hamstring injury. Analyst Robert Mays of The Athletic is surprised by just how vital Pickens has become to the Steelers’ offense.
“I remember the first time we ever discussed the Steelers, and we were talking about George Pickens in our AFC North preview,” Mays said Friday on The Athletic Football Show.