PITTSBURGH — The NFL is reviewing the express message worn on the attention black of Pittsburgh Steelers huge receiver George Pickens throughout Sunday night time’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys for a possible tremendous over violation of the league’s uniform coverage, in response to a league supply.
Pickens’ message learn, “Open F—ing At all times,” and was written in silver over the attention black.
In response to league guidelines, Rule 5, Part 4, Article 8 states that gamers are prohibited from “carrying, displaying or in any other case conveying private messages both in writing or illustration, except such message has been permitted upfront by the League workplace.”
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin mentioned he was unaware of Pickens’ eye black.
“I do not know what messaging you are speaking about relating to his eye black,” Tomlin mentioned Tuesday. “I did not have any outlying difficulty along with his effort.”
Pickens, who performed a career-low 34 snaps Sunday, declined a postgame interview request and did not make himself accessible throughout Monday’s open locker room.
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Any tremendous issued for the message is anticipated to be disclosed within the NFL’s game-day accountability report issued Saturday, in response to a league supply.
The league has a historical past of fining gamers — together with members of the Steelers — for sharing private messages on recreation day.
In 2015, Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward was fined for writing “Iron Head” on his eye black in a tribute to his late father. That very same week, Steelers operating again DeAngelo Williams was fined for carrying eye black that learn “Discover the Remedy” to honor his mom and aunts whom he misplaced to breast most cancers.
Steelers defensive again William Homosexual additionally was fined that week in 2015 for carrying purple cleats to point out help for home violence consciousness.
