Every preseason is going to mark a ton of firsts, since it involves several hundred new players. Some of them, posterity affords, end up being more significant than others as a harbinger of what’s to come. And that’s what Pittsburgh Steelers second-round wide receiver George Pickens’ first touchdown felt like.
The Georgia product said there was some hesitation after hauling in the 26-yard deep strike from Mason Rudolph because, while he knew that he got both of his feet down inbounds, he was waiting for the officials to acknowledge it. But once he got the raised arms signaling touchdown, it was celebration time—evidently, one associated with former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, a similarity pointed out on Twitter.