Despite his efforts to plead ignorance, Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens knows his message Sunday wasn’t “just eye black”. Even coming off a season-high in targets, receptions, and yards, he wrote “Open Fucking Always” across his face.
My favorite part, of course, is the fact that Mike Tomlin actually pretended not to know about it. But why did Pickens write that? Did he feel like he wasn’t getting the ball enough? Relative to other teams’ top receivers, he has a case, but they also don’t sit for 40 percent of games.
Even still, Steelers QB Justin Fields says it’s a battle not just forcing the ball to Pickens.