Once again, the Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with negative attention due to George Pickens.
Though head coach Mike Tomlin stated that the limited snaps in Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys that saw Pickens play a career-low 59% of the snaps in the 20-17 loss was simply due to managing reps in an effort to get a better performance out of the third-year wide receiver, the reasoning rang hollow.
On tape, Pickens appeared at times to be lackadaisical, and had a key drop in the game. On top of all that, Pickens had a curious message on his eye black in the primetime matchup and at the end of the game dragged Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis to the ground by his facemask, sparking a minor dust-up.