Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens has a well-documented history of offering excuses. Even when the excuses might be valid, however, it never exactly puts him over in a good way. And his excuse for why the Steelers lost to the Cleveland Browns has one particularly glaring flaw—among others. Of all people, Stephen A. Smith illustrated those flaws on ESPN’s First Take on Friday.
“You are Pittsburgh Steeler. I have never heard a Pittsburgh Steeler in my life complaining about inclement weather”, Smith said of Pickens. “We’ve seen them play under the most adverse conditions throughout history.