The Steelers made WR George Pickens a surprise inactive for today’s Week 14 game against the Browns, per Ian Rapoport.
The team was hopeful he’d be able to play despite a hamstring injury and had expressed a lot of public optimism to that end, but ended up needing to shut him down.
Pickens, 23, was a preseason All-American second-team selection in 2021 and second-team preseason All-SEC. The Steelers used the No. 52 overall pick on him in the 2022 NFL Draft.
He’s in the third year of a four-year $6,752,177 rookie contract that included a $2,090,674 signing bonus.
In 2024, Pickens has appeared in 12 games for the Steelers and caught 55 passes on 90 targets for 850 yards and three touchdowns.
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