George Pickens wasn’t ‘benched’ in Week 5 per HC Mike Tomlin
It sure feels like there’s something going with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens. However, if you ask HC Mike Tomlin, there isn’t. After playing just 35 total offensive snaps in Week 5’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys (3-26-0 on seven targets) — the fewest offensive snaps he’s played yet in any NFL game (regular or postseason) in his career per NFL Next Gen Stats — Tomlin says that he was limited due to “snap management” and not because he was benched or any other underlying story.