Steelers WR George Pickens says he was unaware about NFL rules banning messages on eye black
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens says he was unaware of the NFL rule prohibiting players from writing messages on their eye black during games
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens said he was unaware of the NFL rule prohibiting players from writing messages on their eye black during games.
Pickens wrote a message that included an expletive during Pittsburgh's 20-17 loss to Dallas on Sunday night. The third-year pro finished with three catches for a season-low 26 yards against the Cowboys with the phrase “open (expletive) always” stretched under his eyes and across his nose.
“Never seen (the rule) before,” Pickens said Thursday. "Have you seen it before?”
When it was pointed out the defensive tackle Cam Heyward was fined in 2015 for writing the nickname of his father — former NFL running back Craig “Ironhead” Heyward — on his eye black, the 23-year-old shrugged.
