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Steelers WR George Pickens downplays effort criticisms

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens said he was trying to avoid an injury when he stopped engaging with Indianapolis Colts cornerback Jaylon Jones near the goal line on a first-quarter Jaylen Warren run Saturday.

“I was just trying to prevent the Tank Dell situation, the same thing that happened to [him],” Pickens said Tuesday. “I ain’t want to get an injury. When you stay on the block too low, you can get ran up on very easily.”