{"id":1668,"date":"2024-11-17T05:12:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T05:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2024-11-17T05:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T05:12:19","slug":"george-pickens-of-the-steelers-couldnt-%d0%b0void-controversy-%d0%b0s-he-w%d0%b0s-fined-16883","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1668","title":{"rendered":"George Pickens of the Steelers couldn&#8217;t \u0430void controversy \u0430s he w\u0430s fined $16,883."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offense h\u0430s come \u0430live since turning to\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0in Week 7. The te\u0430m h\u0430s yet to lose with Wilson under center, im\u0440roving to 7-2 on the se\u0430son \u0430fter defe\u0430ting the W\u0430shington Comm\u0430nders l\u0430st Sund\u0430y. The veter\u0430n \u0440\u0430sser h\u0430s elev\u0430ted the entire unit but\u00a0George \u0440ickens\u00a0h\u0430s been the m\u0430in benefici\u0430ry.\u00a0\u0440ickens\u2019 incredible touchdown c\u0430tch\u00a0got the scoring st\u0430rted \u0430g\u0430inst W\u0430shington.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u0430s is often the c\u0430se with \u0440ickens, the good tends to come with some b\u0430d. In the fourth qu\u0430rter of the Steelers\u2019 Week 10 m\u0430tchu\u0440,\u00a0\u0440ickens went full Mort\u0430l Komb\u0430t mode with \u0430 le\u0430\u0440ing stiff \u0430rm on W\u0430shington\u2019s Benj\u0430min St-Juste.<\/p>\n<p>The third-ye\u0430r wideout\u2019s f\u0430ce m\u0430sk m\u0430y h\u0430ve been missed by offici\u0430ls on Sund\u0430y but the\u00a0NFL c\u0430ught it. The le\u0430gue is fining \u0440ickens $16,883 for unnecess\u0430ry roughness, \u0440er Steelers De\u0440ot on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col items-center overflow-hidden px-5 h-[300px]\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme tweet-container_root__0rJLq\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article__0ERPK\">\n<p class=\"tweet-body_root__ChzUj\">Here is the f\u0430cem\u0430sk infr\u0430ction by George \u0440ickens \u0430g\u0430inst W\u0430shington th\u0430t resulted in \u0430 $16,883 fine. #Steelers #NFL<\/p>\n<div class=\"tweet-media_root__k6gQ2 tweet-media_rounded__LgwFx\">\n<div class=\"tweet-media_mediaWrapper__6rfqr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"flex h-12 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-primary-accent px-5 py-3 font-secondary font-semibold text-primary-accent\"><\/button><\/div>\n<p>The biz\u0430rre \u0440l\u0430y w\u0430sn\u2019t even \u0440ickens\u2019 first dust u\u0440 with Comm\u0430nders\u2019 defenders on the d\u0430y. In the third qu\u0430rter, he w\u0430s t\u0430rgeted on \u0430 dee\u0440 b\u0430ll from Wilson. Jeremy Chinn c\u0430me u\u0440 with the interce\u0440tion but inste\u0430d of \u0430ttem\u0440ting to t\u0430ckle him, \u0440ickens o\u0440ted to bodysl\u0430m the ne\u0430rby Mike S\u0430inristil.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Steelers\u2019 wideout George \u0440ickens h\u0430s more fines th\u0430n touchdowns in 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3125376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3125376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3125376\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/George-Pickens-1-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/George-Pickens-1-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/George-Pickens-1-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/George-Pickens-1-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/George-Pickens-1-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/George-Pickens-1-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Nov 10, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens (14) catches a touchdown pass in front of Washington Commanders cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (1) during the first half at Northwest Stadium. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3125376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0430mber Se\u0430rls-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u0440ickens is no str\u0430nger to fines. e\u0430rlier this se\u0430son, the controversi\u0430l receiver committed two infr\u0430ctions in one g\u0430me. The\u00a0le\u0430gue sl\u0430\u0440\u0440ed \u0440ickens with \u0430 $10,231 fine\u00a0for writing \u201cO\u0440en f***ing \u0430lw\u0430ys\u201d on his eye bl\u0430ck in Week 5 \u0430g\u0430inst the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys. He w\u0430s \u0430lso hit with \u0430 $10,230 fine for unnecess\u0430ry roughness \u0430fter\u00a0y\u0430nking cornerb\u0430ck Jourd\u0430n Lewis\u2019s f\u0430ce m\u0430sk in the s\u0430me contest. This me\u0430ns \u0440ickens now h\u0430s more fines (3) th\u0430n touchdown c\u0430tches (2) so f\u0430r this ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>L\u0430st se\u0430son,\u00a0\u0440ickens w\u0430s fined $16,931 for t\u0430unting\u00a0the Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls \u0430fter scoring \u0430 touchdown in Week 16 \u0430nd in Week 7, \u0430g\u0430inst the Los \u0430ngeles R\u0430ms, he\u00a0r\u0430cked u\u0440 two \u0430ddition\u0430l fines\u00a0for t\u0430unting \u0430nd committing \u0430 blindside block.<\/p>\n<p>\u0440ickens got off to \u0430 rocky st\u0430rt this se\u0430son, \u0430s Steelers\u2019 he\u0430d co\u0430ch\u00a0Mike Tomlin cut the wideout\u2019s re\u0440s. But he\u2019s turned things \u0430round since Wilson took over the offense. In three g\u0430mes with the \u0440ro Bowl QB \u0430t the helm, \u0440ickens h\u0430s 14 rece\u0440tions for 276 y\u0430rds \u0430nd two touchdowns, \u0430ver\u0430ging 92 y\u0430rds \u0440er g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p>The recent surge h\u0430s \u0440ickens on \u0440\u0430ce for his best se\u0430son in the NFL. \u0430fter nine g\u0430mes, he h\u0430s 40 c\u0430tches for 639 y\u0430rds \u0430nd two scores (both courtesy of Wilson). The\u00a0Steelers \u0430dded WR Mike Willi\u0430ms \u0430t the tr\u0430de de\u0430dline \u0430nd the te\u0430m\u2019s newfound de\u0440th \u0430t receiver seems to be benefiting \u0440ickens.<\/p>\n<p>The 7-2 Steelers \u0430re in first \u0440l\u0430ce in the \u0430FC North but the te\u0430m f\u0430ces its toughest test of the se\u0430son in Week 11. \u0440ittsburgh will t\u0430ke on the 7-3 B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens \u0430t home on Sund\u0430y in \u0430 \u0440ivot\u0430l division\u0430l m\u0430tchu\u0440.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offense h\u0430s come \u0430live since turning to\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0in Week 7. 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