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NFL Insider Rips Steelers WR George Pickens

Peter King didn't mince words about Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens.

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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens' lapses in effort have become a troubling trend that his head coach is working desperately to fix and now the national media is beginning to pick up on it as well. 

NBC Sports' Peter King went on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh this week to rip the young Steelers wideout for his lack of effort and saying his potential doesn't make up for not going 100% on every play. 

"What George Pickens is doing right now is absolutely, totally, unacceptable," King said. "I don't really care how great he could be or should be, I care about how great he is and he's not great right now. There are plays were he absolutely dogs it."

King also wrote in his Week 15 "Football Morning in America" column that Pickens is looking less and less like the superstar that was promised during a stellar preseason with the Steelers and more like a player teams would want to avoid having on their team. 

"I think the more I see George Pickens loaf, the more I think I wouldn’t want the man on my team," King said.

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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