Though he didn’t play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns due to a hamstring injury, there are still quite a few questions and criticism surrounding Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens and his mental and emotional stability.
Pickens has had quite a few issues on the field this season from a selfishness standpoint. He got fined for an explicit message on his eye black in Week 5, had a post-Hail Mary scuffle in the Steelers’ Week 12 loss to the Cleveland Browns, and then got unsportsmanlike conduct and taunting penalties in the Week 13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, leading to separate fines from the NFL
He’s shown some growth and maturity on the year, but at times he takes a significant step back from that emotional standpoint, which showed its ugly head in Week 13 against the Bengals, leading to Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin stating after the win that Pickens needs to grow up in a hurry.