George Pickens, the wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is unexpectedly sidelined against the Cleveland Browns due to a hamstring injury. The injury was sustained by Pickens late in Thursday’s practice, but ESPN insider Adam Schefter provided more specifics.
Pickens’ hamstring started to cause him a lot of pain on Friday, according to Schefter, and the club limited him during practice. Before the game, everyone was talking about how the Steelers would let Pickens play after giving him a vigorous warm-up.
Discussions were place this morning, though, presumably in response to head coach Mike Tomlin telling Tracy Wolfson of CBS that Pickens would be a go and that they would wait for him to avoid suffering any further injuries. Although the injury is not seen as serious and the Steelers have done this before, Pittsburgh does not want Pickens to miss several games due to it.
The Steelers had to insert Mike Williams into the starting lineup late in the week as a result of his inactivity. The Steelers will have another speed threat to deploy on the outside thanks to Scotty Miller’s activity.
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