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Chad Johnson ‘Proud’ Of George Pickens For Showing Poise In Zero-Catch Finale

Mason Rudolph isn’t the only one proud of George Pickens.

Joining him in that sentiment is former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson. Recapping Saturday’s NFL action on the Nightcap podcast with co-host Shannon Sharpe, Johnson praised Pickens for keeping his cool and putting the team first despite his zero-catch, zero-target night.

“What I was really proud to see tonight?” Johnson told Sharpe. “The fact that that the Steelers were winning and my brother George Pickens was very patient. He stayed in the game. He stayed focused, he contributed, he blocked, even though he wasn’t a part of the passing game.