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Hoke: George Pickens Won’t Get ‘Benefit Of The Doubt’ From Refs On Borderline Calls

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George Pickens has backed himself into a corner with NFL referees with some of his on-field antics. Not only do refs do prep work before each game to know what they should be looking out for, but opposing teams will alert them to the frequent rule breakers. Pickens has become one of those.

Now that he’s earned that reputation, it isn’t going to be easy to shed it. Everything he does will be put under a microscope and when there is any gray area, the default is going to be throwing a flag due to his reputation.

“It’s one thing to get a penalty during a play.