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The Pittsburgh Steelers missed the boat to the NFL playoffs, but they have reasons to feel optimistic about their future. Among those reasons is wide receiver George Pickens, who showed a ton of promise during his first season in the pros. While the Steelers’ offense was far from being considered elite in 2022 — Pittsburgh’s […]

While the Pittsburgh Steelers missed out on the playoffs in 2022, they’ve established some clear key building blocks for the future. Rookie QB Kenny Pickett and WR George Pickens both enjoyed solid debut seasons, which they will look to build upon in Year 2. During a sitdown with Pat McAfee on Thursday, Pickett reacted to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers built on their Week 15 win over the Carolina Panthers by defeating the Las Vegas Raiders, 13-10, at home in Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season. It was the Steelers’ fourth win in their last five games, enabling them to stay alive for the 2023 NFL Playoffs. Pittsburgh trailed at halftime […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are fresh from picking up their eighth loss of the season after they fell to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 14. The Steelers will try to bounce back as they face the surging Carolina Panthers in Week 15. The Steelers have a very faint chance of still making the playoffs, but one […]

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wideout George Pickens isn’t pleased lately with his role in the offense and made himself heard on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, showing visible frustration on live TV with some NSFW language. Head coach Mike Tomlin already said he has no issues with Pickens showing his competitive nature and on Wednesday, the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ impressive ability to scout wide receivers has given them another stud to build around: George Pickens. Unfortunately, Mike Tomlin’s squad hasn’t been able to utilize him as best they can and he has not had the best time so far this season. Pickens has not been shy about his frustrations with the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won two of their last three games and are hoping to put together their first series of back-to-back wins when they face the Atlanta Falcons on the road in Week 13 of the 2022 NFL season. A win here can put the Steelers within striking distance of second place in their […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers invested heavily in their future in the 2022 NFL draft when they selected both Kenny Pickett and George Pickens. After a slow start to the season, Pickett and Pickens have seemed to link on the field early and often. Since Pickett took over as the Steelers starter in Week 4, he has […]

Following a surprise victory over the New Orleans Saints in Week 10, the Pittsburgh Steelers sought to keep their good fortunes rolling against their AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. The Steelers opened the year with a stunning overtime victory against this Bengals team and hoped to do the same in Week 11. Unfortunately, […]

Fresh off of their bye week, the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 10 game against the New Orleans Saints will undoubtedly be of great interest. It’s no secret to any NFL observer that the 2022 season has been one of many challenges for the Steelers, currently sitting in last place of the AFC North with a record […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in this season’s Battle of Pennsylvania. The Steelers are coming off a loss to the Dolphins that many feel they should have won. This time, they will try to deal the Eagles their first L of the season. An unlikely win here can potentially […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had no chance, really. They visited Highmark Stadium and got absolutely outclassed by maybe the best football team on the planet right now. The Steelers absorbed their fourth defeat of the season after losing to the Buffalo Bills, 38-3, on the road in Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season. The Steelers […]

It’s just Week 3 of the 2022 NFL season, and we already have a strong catch of the year contender. Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver George Pickens made an insane catch against the Cleveland Browns. It was a catch that evoked shades of Odell Beckham Jr.’s incredible catch back in 2015. (via ClutchPoints) WHAT A […]

Talk about an early contender for catch of the year. With the Pittsburgh Steelers visiting the Cleveland Browns, Steelers wide receiver George Pickens decided to back up his pregame talk and show just how capable he is even as a rookie, and he is surely going to draw more eyeballs after his insane grab against […]

Steelers rookie receiver George Pickens is making news for his comments on the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Pickens is disappointed that he’s not being targeted by quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. George Pickens said in an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune Review’s Joe Rutter that he is open “90% of the time.” “I just say that because I’m a […]

Pittsburgh Steelers’ prized rookie George Pickens has struggled to get involved in the offense throughout the first two weeks of the season, and Mitchell Trubisky is taking the blame for that. Via Brooke Pryor, Trubisky accepted responsibility for the lack of involvement for Pickens across the Steelers’ first two games, and indicated he needs to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers Week 1 win over the Cincinnati Bengals was the thriller of the week. The game featured a new turn every drive it seemed, and it resulted in Pittsburgh walking away with a win at the last second. Quite a way to start the season against the AFC’s representative in the most recent […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted George Pickens with the 52nd overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. They needed someone who could be WR3 behind Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool. Fans truly love the match for Pickens here with the Steelers, who never seem to miss out on wideouts. That should be a good sign for […]

With a preseason game against the Detroit Lions looming, all eyes will be on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here, we’ll make our Steelers preseason Week 3 predictions ahead of the Lions-Steelers game. The Steelers won their Week 2 NFL Preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars last Saturday night. The 16-15 triumph in Duval County didn’t seem like […]

Considering that George Pickens has been the talk of the town over this side of the Pittsburgh Steelers, it may come across as a surprise that his teammate, Chase Claypool, has admitted that he has no idea about what the rookie wideout’s face looks like. Quote of the day: Chase Claypool on George Pickens — […]

It is looking more and more each passing day that the Pittsburgh Steelers caught one of the best steals in the 2022 NFL Draft in the form of rookie wide receiver George Pickens. The former Georgia Bulldogs star has done nothing but wow everyone in training camp, including his own teammates of course. Fellow Steelers […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ eyes for scouting wide receivers are showing yet again after George Pickens shined in their preseason opener. Pickens, a standout at Georgia that was drafted with the 52nd overall pick, had three catches for 43 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown pass. The Steelers went on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 32-25 thanks […]

Saturday was a big night for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ high-profile rookies from their 2022 NFL Draft class. First-round quarterback Kenny Pickett was a hero with a late game-winning touchdown pass to cap off a sterling performance against the Seattle Seahawks, while second-round wide receiver George Pickens also had himself a game in his Steelers preseason […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had a lot of uncertainty heading into the 2022 preseason. Once iconic Ben Roethlisberger left his position as starting quarterback, observers expected a new era of Steelers football to begin. Naturally, the fan base wanted to see how their favorite club would look in this new incarnation. When the Seattle Seahawks visited […]

Wide receiver George Pickens is looking more and more of a draft steal for the Pittsburgh Steelers each passing day in the offseason. On Saturday during a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks at home, Pickens thrilled Steelers fans with a sensational touchdown that surely had many people getting flashbacks of former Pittsburgh wideout Santonio […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers could have something special in rookie wide receiver George Pickens. Pickens has been a force throughout training camp. He has made several big plays and has put the Steelers’ coaching staff on notice. George Pickens get air! Makes the catch vs Cameron Sutton. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/i3JEiLPJYp — Tommy Jaggi (@TommyJaggi) August 3, 2022 […]

George Pickens is a gamer and the Pittsburgh Steelers are finding more about that in training camp, as the rookie wide receiver continues to show that he is not backing down from anyone, including the team’s own defense that features a legitimate stud in Minkah Fitzpatrick. Via Jeff Hathhorn of 93.7 the Fan: “Steelers rookie […]

Chase Claypool knows a thing or two about being a highly-touted young wide receiver in the NFL. This has been the role he’s filled for the Pittsburgh Steelers in his first two seasons in the league, and to some extent, he’s been able to live up to the lofty expectations people have had of him. […]

Training camp always presents a valuable opportunity for any first-year player to continue to build chemistry with his new teammates and also become more familiar with the team’s playbook. For Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wideouts Calvin Austin III and George Pickens, the two have been making the most out of the opening days of training camp. […]

As was expected, Mitchell Trubisky earned first-team reps over the Pittsburgh Steelers’ mandatory minicamp schedule. This came after he featured in the Steelers’ two-week OTAs, where he also took part in a multitude of passing drills. Trubisky not only continued to get more of a deep dive into Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s playbook for […]

The writing was on the wall for the Pittsburgh Steelers to select a QB in the 2022 NFL Draft, and while they certainly surprised some with how early they made that selection, it set the tone for the rest of their draft class. As Kenny Pickett and six other members of this class enter the […]

Every NFL Draft, the focus is based on the first round. That’s where the stars are and that’s where teams make the biggest splashes. However, the second round is nearly as important. Teams that maintain their drafting success in the second round are often the same teams that manage prolonged periods of success. Getting value […]

With the No. 52 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected wide receiver George Pickens out of Georgia. The 6-foot-3-inch, 200-pound product out of famous high school football hotbed Hoover, Alabama joins an already impressive Steelers wide receiver room with the likes of Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool. The addition of […]

For years now, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been well renowned for being one of the top teams in the NFL when it comes to simply developing wide receivers. With George Pickens, head coach Mike Tomlin sees that the former Georgia wideout has plenty to offer to the Steelers offense. Pickens was picked by Pittsburgh in […]

Georgia Bulldogs product George Pickens had no idea which team would pick him the 2022 NFL Draft. With that said, he’s hyped to go to the Pittsburgh Steelers and pair up with Kenny Pickett. The Steelers selected Pickens with the 52nd pick of the draft, ending a long wait for the wideout. Naturally, he’s excited […]

We’re in the middle of the 2022 NFL Draft and finally, George Pickens has been selected. The Pittsburgh Steelers got a steal in this draft as they improve their receiving room. Pickens has all of the tools necessary to succeed in the league and should play a major role from the get-go for this franchise. […]

The Buffalo Bills are a team that has seemingly been on the cusp of greatness for the better part of four years. Despite appearing in their first AFC Championship since 1993 and two straight AFC East titles, Bills Mafia still yearns for what has so long evaded them, and that is a Super Bowl championship. […]

The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs both lost wide receivers Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill, respectively, this 2022 offseason. Naturally, they are looking to fill that void by targeting a wideout in the NFL Draft. Now according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, it seems both teams have interest in one NFL Draft prospect: […]

The Atlanta Falcons have quietly been preparing for the NFL to hand down its sanctions against wide receiver Calvin Ridley. On Monday, the NFL suspended the wide receiver for the entire 2022 season after he was caught placing bets on games, including betting on the Falcons to win. Of course, Ridley was away from the […]