George Pickens should have stopped while he was ahead.
Using that phrase loosely, obviously, because the second-year Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver was never “ahead” of the situation that transpired Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts, displaying poor effort on a Jaylen Warren run on 1st and goal in the first quarter one play after hauling in a 15-yard pass.
The film doesn’t lie, and the film showed Pickens standing around watching.
Tuesday, he made things all the more worse, blaming the media for the criticism and hitting back at people who “never played football.” Not only that, Pickens defended his effort, stating he was trying to avoid an injury similar to the one Houston Texans rookie wide receiver Tank Dell suffered a few weeks ago, ending his season.