After all, George Pickens has changed. In the regular-season finale on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-10, and the absence of the second-year star wide receiver was increasingly noticeable.
Throughout the game, Pickens did not make a single catch. Not even one. Only a botched three-yard rush attempt allowed the club to bring him into the game.
We’re used to seeing the wide receiver pouting in the locker room or becoming upset on the sidelines. Today, that was not the case. Pickens went live and his attitude was all upbeat.
THIS IS AWESOME: #Steelers George Pickens is in GREAT spirits despite having zero catches. pic.twitter.com/1LO00cbnoi
Seems like Mike Tomlin sit down with GP has got his attitude in the right way.
Mason Rudolph also walked up and HIGGED Pickens calling him his “BROTHER.”
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The Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves in a similar situation on the last weekend of the regular season for the fifth time in the last six years.
Pittsburgh would need to overtake at least two teams this weekend in order to make the playoffs, since they are presently ranked ninth in the AFC. After defeating the Ravens, the Steelers will move up in the standings and pass one of the two teams who are now playing, the Colts and Texans.