The Pittsburgh wide receiver may be in hot water with the league.
The league is reviewing the explicit eye black Pickens wore during the game for potential discipline, according to a Wednesday morning
"I don't know what messaging you're talking about regarding his eye black," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told reporters Tuesday when asked about the topic. "I didn't have any outlying issue with his effort." Pickens's eyeblack read "open f---ing always;" while wearing the eye black Sunday night. He caught just three passes for 26 yards—his lowest yardage total of the season.
As Pryor noted, "The league has a history of fining players ... for sharing personal messages on game day." The NFL rulebook prohibits players from "wearing, displaying or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the league office."Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest.
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