George Pickens’ roller-coaster season ... Those included a $10,231 fine in October for writing “Open F–king Always” across his eye black and a shoving match with Browns cornerback Greg ...

The combustible force the WR became in Pittsburgh is still there, but Pickens doesn’t want people to think it’s how he acts ...

George Pickens was productive for the Pittsburgh Steelers, recording 174 catches for 2,841 yards and 12 touchdowns through the first ... and a profane message on his eye black.

Just this year, he got into "a heated exchange" with a coach during training camp, wrote a profane message on his eye black for a game and later grappled with Cleveland Browns cornerback Greg ...

But Pickens seemed to change his tone shortly after his press conference appearance. The 23-year-old posted a brief message on his Instagram story about the Steelers bouncing back from the loss.