Gift & Curse: Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens Channels His Inner Beast Mode But Kept Losing Control Against Joe Burrow

Heading into Sunday’s AFC North road game at Cincinnati, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be looking to get back to their winning ways following a 24-19 Week 11 loss to the Cleveland Browns. In order to do so they’ll need the less talking and more playmaking from their talented but mercurial wideout George Pickens. The former Auburn and Georgia product has all the tools, but like most pass catchers he often lets his mouth and actions get in the way of his play.& During a recent media session, the normally talkative Pickens was surprisingly pretty mum. After creating a bit of a firestorm from following his comments made in wake of the loss to the Browns, Pickens kept his response to media questions pretty simple, in fact he even channeled his inner Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch with this.& “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” Very odd for Pickens, who loves the camera, to not have much to say. “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.”-George Pickens