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‘It’s Just Eye Black:’ George Pickens Surprised By Blowback Over Profane Message

Early on in the Sunday Night Football matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on NBC, cameras caught Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver George Pickens with a rather interesting message written across his eye black.

That message? “Open Fucking Always.”

That caused quite the stir, and was only exasperated after Pickens had just three receptions for 26 yards, had his snaps reduced, had a key third-down drop in which the ball when right through his hands, and then had a dust-up with Cowboys’ corner Jourdan Lewis after the final whistle, yanking him to the turf by his facemask.