In his first game working with Russell Wilson, WR George Pickens caught five passes for 111 yards and a touchdown. The Steelers’ top target also drew a 29-yard defensive pass interference penalty in addition to scoring his first touchdown this year. He ranks eighth in the league in receiving yards through seven weeks at 474, with the potential for growth. Has he now solidified himself as a “legitimate” No. 1 WR, one you throw big contracts at?
“No”, Pickens has not, Ray Fittipaldo still feels, speaking on 93.7 The Fan yesterday. “He was much better in this past game.